RAJSHAHI, Feb 26, 2024 (BSS)-The holy Shab-e-Barat was observed with due religious fervour and solemnity in the city and its adjacent areas on Sunday night. 
 
In Rajshahi city, thousands of the Muslims offered "Nafl" prayers at mosques and homes and recited from the holy Quran in observance of the most meaningful nights of forgiveness, fortune, hopes and aspirations.
 
Besides, they sought blessings of the Almighty Allah for long life, peace, progress, good health and happiness for them, their families, relatives and friends. They also offered special prayers with hopes of forgiveness, eternal peace for their departed parents and generations. 
 
Many mosques especially the Hazrat Shah Makhdum Dargah Mosque, Saheb Bazar Boro Mosque, Hatem Khan Mosque and other religious organisations organized milad mehfils, "zikr-ajkars" and distributed ‘tobaraks’ in urban and rural areas. 
 
Special discussions were held at the mosques after the Asr prayer where the Imams delivered speeches narrating the spiritual significance of the sacred night. 
 
Number of Muslims stayed for the whole night at the mosques, offered special prayers and sought forgiveness and eternal peace for all. 

Special prayers were also offered seeking divine blessings and kindness for the overall welfare, successes and good luck of the humanity, country and its people and the Muslim Ummah. 
 
Similar reports of observing the Shab-e-Barat with due religious fervor and solemnity reached here from the districts of Chapainawabganj, Natore, Naogaon, Bogura, Joypurhat, Pabna and Sirajganj.