NEW DELHI / AMN
The holy Shab-e-Barat, known as the night of fortune, will be observed across the country Sunday night with due religious fervour and devotion.
The Muslim devotees would spend the night at mosques and homes offering prayers, reciting from the holy Quran and seeking blessings to Allah for long life, peace, progress and happiness for themselves, their families, relatives and friends as well as the nation and the Muslim Ummah.
Muslims consider Shab-e-Barat as one of three most sacred nights and believe that on this night Almighty Allah decides the fate of all human beings fixing their ‘rizq’ (livelihood) for the next year.
Many Muslims will observe fast on the following day. They will distribute food and sweets among the neighbours and the poor tomorrow.
The devotees across the country would visit graves and pray for the peace of the souls of beloved ones who are no more. Many will also visit the mazars, shrines of saints all over the country.
The Islamic Foundation and other religious organizations have chalked out daylong programmes, including discussion meetings, hamd, naat, milad, zikr and doa on the occasion of the holy Shab-e-Barat 1437 Hijri.