Srinagar: (Amidst prayers and religious fervour, Shab-e-Meraj concluded in the Kashmir valley on Friday.
A large number of devotees thronged the Hazratbal shrine on the banks of the Dal Lake to offer prayers and catch a glimpse of the holy relic – believed to be a hair strand of Prophet Mohammad.Night-long prayers were also held on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday amid a sub-zero temperature at the shrine.
The Shab-e-Meraj is observed to commemorate Prophet Mohammad’s ascent to the highest levels of the heavens.The authorities had made elaborate arrangements at the Hazratbal and other places of the Kashmir valley for the devotees for smooth prayers.