Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 6: Shab-e-Qadar, the night of power and blessings, is being observed across Kashmir with religious fervour.
As part of the festivities, Muslims thronged mosques and shrines across the Valley tonight for prayers and recitation of the Quran as the fasting month of Ramzan is about to end.
The biggest congregation was witnessed at the Hazratbal shrine, on the banks of Dal lake, which houses the holy relic of Prophet Mohammad.
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Along with the shrine, scores of devout Muslims gathered at various Masjids in the city including at Dast-e-Geer Sahib and Sayed Yaqoob Shah shrines.
Muslims across the world perform night-long prayers on the 26th night of Ramzan to celebrate the first revelation of the holy Quran to Prophet Mohammad.
Preachers and religious scholars highlighted the teachings of Islam and various aspects of the life of the Prophet and urged Muslims to follow the same.
No congregational prayers were allowed at the historic Jamia Masjid after the prayers on the Jumma-tul-Vida (the last Friday of Ramzan) were barred.
In a statement, Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jamia Masjid said that following Asr prayers authorities closed the gates of Jamia Masjid while the police asked people to vacate the Masjid premises.
“The Auqaf was informed that the observance of taraweeh or Shab Khani on the auspicious occasion of Shab-e-Qadar will not be permitted at the Jamia Masjid. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was again placed under house arrest earlier this afternoon,” the statement said.
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