Shab-e-Barat tonight

The holy Shab-e-Barat will be observed throughout the country tonight with due religious fervour and devotion.

The occasion is usually observed two weeks before the start of Ramadan. It falls on the 15th night of Sha'ban, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar.

The Islamic Foundation (IF) has chalked out programmes at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital, an IF press release said.

The IF will hold waz (religious sermons), doa-mahfils, special prayers, recitation from the Holy Quran and Hamd-Naat at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque this evening.

Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain will deliver an Islamic sermon at the Baitul Mukarram Mosque highlighting the significance of Shab-e-Barat around 6:30pm.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus issued a message yesterday greeting all Muslims of the country and elsewhere across the world on the occasion.

On this day, a huge number of devotees visit the nearest graveyards and offer special doa and munajat seeking eternal peace for the departed souls of their near and dear ones.

People also distribute money, food, and sweet among the poor and destitute.