Saturday, 14 August 2027
Estimated / awaiting confirmation
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday, also called Mawlid al-Nabi, is observed on 12 Rabi al-Awwal in Bahrain. A 2026 circular closed ministries and public institutions on Tuesday, 25 August.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Saturday, 14 August 2027 · Estimated / awaiting confirmation
Next listed holiday day on or after today; this can be a closure day rather than the festival date.
Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.
Official holiday calendar or legal framework
Provisional · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-30
Provisional date under the current rule; annual, lunar or exceptional confirmation remains pending. The national portal lists fixed holidays and 2026 lunar dates; Islamic dates remain subject to official confirmation.
The 2026 announcement applied to ministries, authorities and public institutions. Eligible private-sector leave and work compensation are governed through Article 64 rather than inferred from that circular.
CBB lists 25 August in its 2026 bank calendar and notes that Islamic holidays are subject to confirmation at the time.
Check the official school calendar or institution notice for attendance arrangements instead of assuming the government-office circular controls all schools.
Bahrain’s official-holiday decree includes the Prophet’s Birthday on its Hijri date. The Prime Minister’s Office confirms the corresponding Gregorian closure through a year-specific announcement.
The holiday marks an important Islamic religious anniversary and creates a defined public-sector and employment-planning date once officially confirmed.
The cited circular establishes the holiday date and closure, not a uniform programme of private celebration. Religious events should be described from their specific organiser’s notice.
Confirm agency appointments and local service hours after the annual date announcement. No general traffic claim is made without an event-specific notice.
It is the observance of Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday, dated to 12 Rabi al-Awwal.
The government circular set Tuesday, 25 August 2026.
No. The Gregorian date should be checked against Bahrain’s annual confirmation.
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