In pictures: Muslims across the globe observe Eid Milad-un-Nabi

Muslims celebrate the birth of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), also known as 'Milad', is celebrated during the Islamic month of Rabi ul-Awwal 12, which falls this year on November 21.

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A Pakistani Muslim prays at an illuminated mosque in connection with Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammad, in Karachi on November 20, 2018.

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Tunisian Muslim women read verses in the praise of Prophet Mohammed as believers celebrated the birthday of Islam's prophet, known in Arabic as 'al-Mawlid al-Nabawi', at the historic Zaituna mosque in central Tunis on November 20, 2018.

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Palestinian scouts play music during a ceremony commemorating the birth of Prophet Mohammed, known in Arabic as 'al-Mawlid al-Nabawi' outside the Dome of the Rock in the al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site, in the old city of Jerusalem on November 20, 2018.

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An Egyptian man carries a tray of sweets at a market in the capital Cairo on November 19, 2018, ahead of celebrations of the birthday of Prophet Mohammed, known in Arabic as 'al-Mawlid al-Nabawi'.

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\Libyan youth gather in a neighbourhood in Libya's second city of Benghazi on November 19, 2018, on the occasion of the Prophet Mohammed's birthday.

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Tunisian Muslims celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Prophet Mohammed, known in Arabic as 'al-Mawlid al-Nabawi' at the historic Zaituna mosque in central Tunis on November 20, 2018.