Prayers not allowed at Jama Masjid in Nowhatta: Managing Body

Prayers not allowed at Jama Masjid in Nowhatta: Managing Body

The managing body of the Jama Masjid in Nowhatta here claimed that authorities disallowed the ‘Shab-e-Barat’ prayers at the mosque on Tuesday. The Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid said police and administration officials locked the mosque gates at 5.30 pm. The Auqaf said it strongly protested the “highhandedness”. Meanwhile, Shab-e-Baraat was observed with religious fervour across Kashmir on Tuesday night. A huge number of devotees offered nightlong prayers to seek Allah’s blessings and forgiveness. Shab-e-Baraat is observed during the intervening night of 14th and 15th Shaban, the eighth month of the Islamic lunar…

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