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Thousands spent holy ‘Shab-e-Barat’ in prayer, penance in Kashmir

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Thousands spent holy ‘Shab-e-Barat’ in prayer, penance in Kashmir

Srinagar, Feb 14 (IANS) Thousands of Muslim devotees spent the holy night of ‘Shab-e-Barat’ in prayer and penance in Kashmir as mosques and shrines reverberated with praises of Allah and reverence to the Prophet. Displaying their generational commitment to the tolerant, eclectic, all-encompassing message of the Prophet, devout Muslims remained in prayer at different places … Read more

Hundreds of devotees spend ‘Shab-e-Mehraj’ in prayer, penance in J&K

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Hundreds of devotees spend ‘Shab-e-Mehraj’ in prayer, penance in J&K

Srinagar, Jan 28 (IANS) Hundreds of devotees gathered at the Hazratbal Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Srinagar city during the night intervening January 27 and 28 to engage in nightlong prayers to celebrate ‘Mehraj-e-Alam (Night of the Prophet’s ascension to Heaven)’. Devotees from different parts of the Valley braved extreme winter cold and gathered … Read more