Desk Report
Publish: 17 Mar 2022, 07:27 pm
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The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, will be
observed throughout the country tomorrow (friday) night with due religious fervour and
devotion.
Muslims consider
Shab-e-Barat as one of the 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.
President M Abdul
Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today greeted all Muslims of the country
and elsewhere across the world on the occasion of the holy Shab-e-Barat.
In separate messages,
they urged the Muslim devotees to observe the holy Shab-e-Barat maintaining
health guidelines and social distancing amid the coronavirus situation.
In his message,
President Abdul Hamid said the holy Shab-e-Barat has come into mankind with the
advent of the holy month of Ramadan and good fortune.
"In the subcontinent,
the Shab-e-Barat is mainly celebrated as a night of good fortune. This holy
night brings immense opportunity to obtain special grace and forgiveness from
the Almighty Allah," the head of the state added.
Islam is the religion
of peace and welfare, he said, adding that the ideals of Islam are the means of
welfare for the present life of the people and their salvation hereafter.
Hamid added:
"Along with mercy and blessings of the Almighty Allah, we will pray for
continued progress and welfare of the country and greater unity of the Muslim
Ummah on the holy night of Shab-e-Barat".
He urged the affluent people to come forward to help the
distressed and poor people on the occasion.
He wished mercy, blessings, progress and welfare for the
whole of mankind.
Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina, in her message, said the night of fortune brings mercy and blessings of
Almighty Allah for the whole of mankind.
Allah shows the
greatness of forgiving and fulfilling desires, she added.
The premier urged all
to devote themselves to human welfare and nation-building imbued with the
teachings of Shab-e-Barat.
Sheikh Hasina also
called upon all to establish the spirit of Islam at personal, social and
national levels shunning all kinds of injustice, violence and superstition.
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 nation
and the Muslim Ummah.
On the night, the devotees across the country would visit
graves and pray for their beloved ones seeking their eternal peace. Many people
will also visit Mazars and shrines all over the country.
Many families will prepare traditional foods like handmade
rice-bread, beef and halua (a kind of dessert made usually from semolina,
carrot, chickpea or papaya) both in rural and urban areas across the country.
A good number of Muslims will observe fast on the following
day.
They will distribute
food and sweets among the neighbours and the poor.
Besides, food and
money will be distributed among the destitute people on the occasion.
On this occasion, the
Islamic Foundation (IF) has chalked out programmes at Baitul Mukarram National
Mosque.
IF will hold waz
(religious sermons) and doa-mahfils titled "Importance and Significance of
The holy Shab-e-Barat" at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Friday and
Saturday next after Maghrib and Esha prayers.
To prevent COVID-19
infections, all Muslims are requested to participate in the programme in
accordance with proper hygiene rules.
Besides, religious
sermons highlighting the significance of Shab-e-Barat will be delivered at
various mosques after Maghrib prayers alongside holding while special munajat
after Esha prayers tomorrow in the country.
The day after
tomorrow will be a public holiday on the occasion of the holy Shab-e-Barat.
Bangladesh
Television, Bangladesh Betar, and private television channels and radio
stations will air special programmes on the occasion while newspapers will
publish special supplements highlighting the significance of the night.
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