RANGPUR, March 30, 2021 (BSS) – The holy Shab-e-Barat, largely known as the night of fortune, was observed in the city with due religious fervour, devotion and solemnity last night.
The Muslims offered `nafal’ prayers and participated in special munajats at mosques, homes and reciting from the holy Quran throughout the night to observe one of the most meaningful nights of forgiveness, fortune, hopes and aspirations.
Most of them maintained the health directives while offering ‘nafal’ prayers and participating in special munajats at mosques in the wake of the hastily rising trend in the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection rate.
In their munajats, they sought divine blessings of Almighty Allah for long life, peace, progress, good health and happiness and forgiveness, eternal peace for the soles of their departed parents, generations, nearer and dearer ones.
They sought divine blessings of Almighty Allah for ending the COVID-19 pandemic at the earliest for safety of the whole humankind on the earth.
The Muslims visited Munshipara Central graveyard, Nurpur graveyard, Tazhat graveyard, Purbo Shalbon graveyard, Mahiganj graveyard and other graveyards and offered Fateha and special munajats for eternal peace to their departed relatives.
In addition, milad and special doa mehfils and `zikrs’ were organised and `tobaraks’ distributed at most of the mosques, including the historical Keramotia Jam-E-Mosque in the city.
The Olamaye-Kerams, Islamic Thinkers and Imams delivered lectures in the special discussions arranged at the mosques after the Esha Prayers narrating spiritual significance of one of the most sacred nights “The holy ‘Shab-e-Barat.’
They conducted special munajats seeking divine blessings and kindness of Almighty Allah for getting rid of the COVID-19 pandemic and welfare, prosperity, peace and good luck of the country and its people, humanity and the Muslim Ummah as a whole.