Shab-e-Barat Tomorrow: IF for prayers at Home to Get Rid of COVID-19

The Islamic Foundation (IF) today urged the people of the country, including the ulema-mashayekhs, to offer special prayers to remain home on the night of Shab-e-Barat tomorrow to get rid of the global coronavirus pandemic and not to visit graveyards and shrines on that occasion.

"We humbly request the countrymen, including the ulema, the mashayeks, and the imams, the muajjjins of the mosques throughout the country, to offer special prayers to the Almighty Allah to keep our motherland, the Muslim Ummah, and the whole world free from the COVID-19," IF stated here today.  

It also urged people not to visit the graveyards and shrines of the different saints of Islam at night in order to curb the spread of coronavirus throughout the region, as the condition caused by the epidemic virus is slowly worsening throughout the world.

Earlier, on Saturday, the IF also urged all Muslim devotees to offer prayers on the night of the Shab-e-Barat at their respective homes instead of mosques in the wake of a novel coronavirus outbreak.

Do the Muslim devotees observe the holy Shab-e-Barat, known as the night of fortune, on the night of mid Sha? ban on the Islamic calendar every year across the world. They usually 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.

On the night, the devotees also visit graves and pray for their beloved ones seeking their eternal peace. Many also visit mazars, shrines of saints all over the country.

This year, the Muslims will observe the night in Bangladesh tomorrow with religious fervor and zeal staying home.

Source: BSS