Staff correspondent :<\/p>\n
The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, was
\nobserved throughout the country last night with due religious fervour and
\ndevotion.<\/p>\n
Muslims consider Shab-e-Barat as one of the three most sacred nights and
\nbelieve that on this night Almighty Allah decides the fate of all human
\nbeings fixing their ‘rizq’ (livelihood) for the next year.<\/p>\n
The Muslim devotees spent the night at mosques and homes offering prayers,
\nreciting from the holy Quran and seeking blessings to the Almighty Allah for
\nlong life, peace, progress and happiness for themselves, their families,
\nrelatives and friends as well nation and the Muslim Ummah.<\/p>\n
The people thronged different mosques, including the Baitul Mukarram National
\nMosque, across the city to join the Esha prayers with congregation and offer
\nspecial prayers seeking divine blessings.<\/p>\n
On the night, the devotees across the country visited graves and prayed for
\ntheir beloved ones seeking their eternal peace. Many people also visited
\nMazars and shrines all over the country.<\/p>\n
Many families prepared traditional foods like handmade rice-bread, beef and
\nhalua (a kind of dessert made usually from semolina, carrot, chickpea or
\npapaya) both in rural and urban areas across the country.<\/p>\n
A good number of Muslims kept fasting on Wednesday a day after holy Shab-e-
\nBarat.<\/p>\n
They distributed food and sweets among the neighbours and the poor.<\/p>\n
Traditionally, food and money are distributed among the destitute people on
\nthe occasion.<\/p>\n
Islamic Foundation (IF) chalked out programmes at the Baitul Mukarram
\nNational Mosque here marking the day.<\/p>\n
Religious sermons highlighting the significance of Shab-e-Barat were
\ndelivered at various mosques since Maghrib prayers.<\/p>\n
Today (Tuesday) was a public holiday on the occasion of the holy Shab-e-
\nBarat.<\/p>\n
Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar, and private television channels and
\nradio stations aired special programmes on the occasion while newspapers
\npublished special supplements highlighting the significance of the night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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