Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) was celebrated with religious fervour amid prayers, sermons and processions all across Jammu region on Wednesday.
Like other parts of the division, the mosques all across Jammu district, including Jammu city, resonated with prayers.
Large gatherings of Muslim devotees participated in the religious conclaves organised to mark the occasion. During these conclaves, Islamic scholars and Ulemas emphasised the need to follow the Islamic teachings as per the Quran and the Hadith.
Quoting instances from the life and the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), they asked devotees to imbibe and spread those principles bordering peace, love, compassion for entire humanity.
On this auspicious occasion, in Jammu city, a big religious procession was taken out with participants raising religious slogans. The procession, which started from Sarwal passed through different areas and finally culminated in Janipura mosque at Ramzan Chowk with religious sermons.
One among the main organisers (of the procession) advocate Muhammad Rizvi, while speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the procession, delineated the significance of the auspicious day for the believers and rest of the world.
“We are taking out this peaceful procession today to mark the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), who with his teachings inspired people to promote peace, compassion, unity, brotherhood and mutual respect,” Rizvi said, while extending greetings to the people.
Reports of similar religious processions and conclaves organised by locals and Masjid committees poured in from Samba, Kathua, Reasi, Udhampur and other districts of Jammu region where Muslim scholars greeted people; praised the Nabi (SAW) for his love and compassion for humanity and also threw light on the teachings of Islam.
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