TY - BOOK AU - Kaptein, N. J. G. TI - Muḥammad's Birthday festival: early history in the central Muslim lands and development in the Muslim west until the 10th/16th century SN - 9004094520 (alk. paper) U1 - 297.36 PY - 1993/// CY - Leiden ;;New York PB - E.J. Brill KW - Mawlid al-Nabī;Islam;Islam KW - History.;History.;Customs and practices N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-175) and index N2 - Summary: This is the first monograph in Western Orientalism entirely devoted to the history of the birthday festival of the Prophet Muḥammad (Arab. mawlid al-nabī). On the basis of historical sources, Chapters 1 and 2 examine what is known on the histor ER -