Baptism of the Prophet 2020, 2021 and 2022 in Mali

Being a strongly Islamic nation, Mali includes many Muslim holidays on their public holidays calendar. Among these is Baptism of the Prophet Day, commemorating the day on which it is thought Muhammad underwent various birth rites.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2020	5 Nov	Thu	Baptism of the Prophet
2021	26 Oct	Tue	Baptism of the Prophet
2022	16 Oct	Sun	Baptism of the Prophet
2023	5 Oct	Thu	Baptism of the Prophet
2024	23 Sep	Mon	Baptism of the Prophet
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Arab and Islamic tradition includes birth rites on the seventh day following one’s birth. Today, Muslims traditionally shave the baby’s head, give him or her a name, and circumcise boys on the seventh day. Some also sacrifice a sheep and share the meat with friends and neighbours. Still others weigh the shaved-off hair and donate the same weight in gold to the poor.

Mali is the only country that has a holiday to celebrate the “baptism of Muhammad”. They observe it on the seventh day after Muhammad’s Birthday. Since Muhammad is thought to have been born on 12 Rabi Al-Awwal, Baptism of Muhammad is celebrated on the nineteenth day of the same month.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2019	17 Nov	Sun	Baptism of the Prophet
2018	27 Nov	Tue	Baptism of the Prophet
2017	8 Dec	Fri	Baptism of the Prophet