
SRINAGAR, INDIA - DECEMBER 12: A Kashmiri Muslim woman prays before the dawn prayers during a ceremony marking the birthday anniversary of Prophet Mohammad, Mawlid al Nabi, at the Hazartabal shrine in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian controlled Kashmir, on December 12, 2016. ( Faisal Khan - Anadolu Agency )

WASHINGTON, USA - DECEMBER 11 : People are served dinner after celebrating the Mawlid al-Nabi at Diyanet Center of America in Washington, USA on December 11, 2016. ( Samuel Corum - Anadolu Agency )

WASHINGTON, USA - DECEMBER 11: People participates a prayer ceremony at Diyanet Center of America during the Mawlid al-Nabi in Washington, USA on December 11, 2016. ( Samuel Corum - Anadolu Agency )

WASHINGTON, USA - DECEMBER 11: People participates a prayer ceremony at Diyanet Center of America during the Mawlid al-Nabi in Washington, USA on December 11, 2016. ( Samuel Corum - Anadolu Agency )

WASHINGTON, USA - DECEMBER 11: Diyanet Center of America is seen during the Mawlid al-Nabi in Washington, USA on December 11, 2016. ( Samuel Corum - Anadolu Agency )

WASHINGTON, USA - DECEMBER 11: People participates a prayer ceremony at Diyanet Center of America during the Mawlid al-Nabi in Washington, USA on December 11, 2016. ( Samuel Corum - Anadolu Agency )

LAHORE, PAKISTAN - DECEMBER 11: Turkish Head of the Religious Affairs Directorate, Mehmet Gormez (4th R) attends a special prayer organization, organized within the the celebrations for Mawlid al-Nabi, birth anniversary of Muslims' beloved Prophet Mohammad, at the historical Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan on December 11, 2016. ( Turkish Head of the Religious Affairs Directorate - Anadolu Agency )

KAIROUAN, TUNISIA - DECEMBER 11: Leader of the Ennahda Party Rached Ghannouchi attends the celebrations for Mawlid al-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Muslims' beloved Prophet Mohammad, at the Great Mosque of Kairouan, also known as the Mosque of Uqba, in Kairouan, Tunisia on December 11, 2016. ( Amine Landoulsi - Anadolu Agency )

BOLGAR, RUSSIA - DECEMBER 11: Muslims pray at the White Mosque during the celebrations for Mawlid al-Nabi, birth anniversary of Muslims' beloved Prophet Mohammad in Bolgar city of Tatarstan Republic, Russia on December 11, 2016. ( Raynur Shakir - Anadolu Agency )

BOLGAR, RUSSIA - DECEMBER 11: Muslims pray at the White Mosque during the celebrations for Mawlid al-Nabi, birth anniversary of Muslims' beloved Prophet Mohammad in Bolgar city of Tatarstan Republic, Russia on December 11, 2016. ( Raynur Shakir - Anadolu Agency )

ANKARA, TURKEY - DECEMBER 11: Muslims pray at the Ahmed Hamdi Akseki Mosque during the celebrations for Mawlid al-Nabi, birth anniversary of Muslims' beloved Prophet Mohammad in Ankara, Turkey on December 11, 2016. ( Metin Aktas - Anadolu Agency )

ANKARA, TURKEY - DECEMBER 11: Muslims pray at the Ahmed Hamdi Akseki Mosque during the celebrations for Mawlid al-Nabi, birth anniversary of Muslims' beloved Prophet Mohammad in Ankara, Turkey on December 11, 2016. ( Metin Aktas - Anadolu Agency )

SANAA, YEMEN - DECEMBER 11: Muslims gather at al-Sabin Square during the celebrations for Mawlid al-Nabi, birth anniversary of Muslims' beloved Prophet Mohammad in Sanaa, Yemen on December 11, 2016. ( Mohammed Hamoud - Anadolu Agency )

SANAA, YEMEN - DECEMBER 11: Muslims gather at al-Sabin Square during the celebrations for Mawlid al-Nabi, birth anniversary of Muslims' beloved Prophet Mohammad in Sanaa, Yemen on December 11, 2016. ( Mohammed Hamoud - Anadolu Agency )

SANAA, YEMEN - DECEMBER 11: Muslims gather at al-Sabin Square during the celebrations for Mawlid al-Nabi, birth anniversary of Muslims' beloved Prophet Mohammad in Sanaa, Yemen on December 11, 2016. ( Mohammed Hamoud - Anadolu Agency )

BURSA, TURKEY - DECEMBER 11: Whirling dervishes perform at Karabas Veli Dervish Lodge during the celebrations for Mawlid al-Nabi, birth anniversary of Muslims' beloved Prophet Mohammad in Bursa, Turkey on December 11, 2016. ( Ali Atmaca - Anadolu Agency )

BURSA, TURKEY - DECEMBER 11: Whirling dervishes perform at Karabas Veli Dervish Lodge during the celebrations for Mawlid al-Nabi, birth anniversary of Muslims' beloved Prophet Mohammad in Bursa, Turkey on December 11, 2016. ( Ali Atmaca - Anadolu Agency )

EDIRNE, TURKEY - DECEMBER 11: Muslims pray at the historical Selimiye Mosque during the celebrations for Mawlid al-Nabi, birth anniversary of Muslims' beloved Prophet Mohammad in Edirne, Turkey on December 11, 2016. ( Hakan Mehmet Şahin - Anadolu Agency )

NABLUS, WEST BANK - DECEMBER 11: Children take candies during the celebrations for Mawlid al-Nabi, birth anniversary of Muslims' beloved Prophet Mohammad in Nablus, West Bank on December 11, 2016. ( Nedal Eshtayah - Anadolu Agency )

ARBIL, IRAQ - DECEMBER 11: People attend a celebration held for the 1445th birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad during the Mawlid al-Nabi in Arbil, Iraq on December 11, 2016. ( Hemin Hüseyin - Anadolu Agency )

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - DECEMBER 11: Muslims pray at Sultan Ahmet Mosque during the celebrations for Mawlid al-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Muslims' beloved Prophet Mohammad, in Istanbul, Turkey on December 11, 2016. People also prayed for the victims of yesterday's terror attack in Istanbul. ( Muhammed Enes Yıldırım - Anadolu Agency )

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - DECEMBER 11: A baby boy crawls at Sultan Ahmet Mosque during the celebrations for Mawlid al-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Muslims' beloved Prophet Mohammad, in Istanbul, Turkey on December 11, 2016. ( Muhammed Enes Yıldırım - Anadolu Agency )

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - DECEMBER 11: An outside view of the Sultan Ahmet Mosque during the celebrations for Mawlid al-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Muslims' beloved Prophet Mohammad, in Istanbul, Turkey on December 11, 2016. ( Muhammed Enes Yıldırım - Anadolu Agency )

SIDON, LEBANON - DECEMBER 11: People from the Sufi groups attend a celebration held for the 1445th birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad during the Mawlid al-Nabi near Lebanon's southern port city of Sidon on December 11, 2016. ( Ratib Al Safadi - Anadolu Agency )

JERUSALEM - DECEMBER 10: Palestinian marching band take part in a rally as they march to Al-Aqsa Mosque ahead of the Mawlid al-Nabi to celebrate the 1445th birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, in Damascus on December 10, 2016. ( Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu Agency )

WASHINGTON, USA - DECEMBER 22: Worshipers celebrate Mevlid Kandili, the holy night on which the birth of prophet Mohammed is marked, in the mosque at the Diyanet Center of America in Lanham, USA on December 22, 2015.

WASHINGTON, USA - DECEMBER 22: A father and daughter celebrate Mevlid Kandili, the holy night on which the birth of prophet Mohammed is marked, in the mosque at the Diyanet Center of America in Lanham, USA on December 22, 2015.

WASHINGTON, USA - DECEMBER 22: A mother and daughter walk through the court yard to celebrate Mevlid Kandili, the holy night on which the birth of prophet Mohammed is marked, in the mosque at the Diyanet Center of America in Lanham, USA on December 22, 2015.



