Kashmir Valley, India, 14 April 2018. Kashmiri Muslim women pray upon seeing a relic believed to be hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on the occasion of the Islamic festival Shab-e-Meraj at Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, Indian administered Kashmir. Shab-e-Meraj, the night when the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ascended to the highest levels of heavens, is being observed across the Kashmir valley with religious devotion and traditional fervor. Credit: SOPA Images Limited/Alamy Live News


Kashmiri Muslim women pray upon seeing a relic believed to be hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on the occasion of the Islamic festival Shab-e-Meraj at Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, Indian administered Kashmir. Shab-e-Meraj, the night when the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ascended to the highest levels of heavens, is being observed across the Kashmir valley with religious devotion and traditional fervor. The main gathering was held at the revered Hazratbal shrine where thousands of people from various parts of the Valley gathered for the nightlong prayers and for catching a glimpse of the holy relic of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).


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