Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Mar 21: Shab-e-Miraj functions in this district have been suspended due to outbreak of coronavirus pandemic.
This decision was taken in a meeting held under chairmanship of Abdul Qayoom Dar Administrator Shahdra Sharief and Auqaf Islamia Rajouri.
Large number of religious preachers also participated in the meeting.
In the meeting it was decided that mass gatherings on Shab-e-Miraj-un-Nabi in shrines and mosques shall be avoided and the functions all over the district shall also remain suspended.
Dar has been advised and requested the Muslim community to pray at their respective places and avoid religious gatherings till the situation improves.
Khateeb Markazi Jamia Masjid Rajouri Molana Ghulam Rasool also appealed Muslim community to avoid mass gatherings for performing religious duties till the condition becomes favorable.
President Ahlae Sunnat-al-Jamaat Molana Farooq Naqas Bandhi also expressed willingness of suspending the mass gathering on Shab-e-Miraj.