Shab-e-Miraj celebrations continue in Kashmir

Srinagar, Apr 26: The Shab-e-Miraj celebrations continued for the second day today in the Kashmir Valley, where people are oganising seminars and visiting shrine and other religious places. Thousands of people, including women and children, joined prayers in mosques, shrine, Jamia Masjids and other Khankhas and religious places in the Valley and Ladakh region during the intervening night of April 24 and 25.

The main congregation was held at Hazratbal shrine on the banks of Dal Lake, which houses Holy Relic of Prophet Muhammad. Thousands of people, wearing warm and woolen clothes, including “pheran”, from different parts of the Valley besides Jammu and outside the State attended the prayers at the shrine, where ulemas highlighted the importance of Shab-e-Miraj. The Wakf Board, managing the shrines, including Hazratbal shrine, had announced that Miraj-un-Nabi celebrations will continue today also. The devotees after morning prayers “ Fajr” had glimpse of the Holy Relic this morning also.

According to management of the shrine, devotees will have the glimpse of the Holy Relic after prayers during the day. The process will be organised on Friday also. Hundreds of vendors have set up their stalls selling their products around the shrine. The authorities have also established medical and other camps near the shrine, where adequate power and water supply has been made. People, particularly women, who could not visit the shrine yesterday, were coming from different parts of the Valley to have the glimpse of the Holy Relic today.