Shab-i-Qadr celebrated in Kashmir with religious fervor, gaiety
Srinagar, June 12: The holy night of 'Shab-i-Qadr' was observed with religious fervor and gaiety across the Kashmir valley and Ladakh region, where lakhs of people joined special prayers in mosques and other religious places.
Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, opposition National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah, vice-president Omar Abdullah and other political and social and religious leaders have greeted people on the occasion.
People throng mosques, Jamia Masjids, Khankhas, shrines and other religious places to join the special prayers during the intervening night of 26 and 27 of holy month of Ramadhan.
However, the main congregations were held at Hazratbal shrine on the banks of Dal Lake, which houses the Holy Relic of Prophet Muhammad.
Thousands of people from different parts of the Kashmir valley joined the prayers. The authorities had made all arrangements, including water, power, medical, transport and security for the devotees. A number of NGOs and departments had established stalls for the devotees. Private transporters plied service from different parts of the valley for the devotees, including women and children.
Similar congregation was also organised at historic Jamia Masjid in the downtown, where thousands of people joined the night-long prayers, including 'Taraweeha'. Chairman of moderate Hurriyat Conference (HC) Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar Farooq addressed congregation. Last year, during the night of Shab-i-Qadr, a mob lynched a Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy SP) Mohammad Ayub Pandit at Jamia Masjid when he was on duty in civic.
Big night-long congregations were also held at the shrine of Hazrat Gousal Azam Dastigeer Khanyar and Saraibala, Khankahi Moula, Hazrat Sheikh Nooruddin Wali at Charar-e-Shareif, Hazrat Mehboob-ul-Aalam, Hazrat Syed Sahib Sonawar, Sheikh Dawood Batmaloo, Asar-e-Sharief Kalashpora, Pinjoora and other religious place.