Salāt al-istisqa or rain request prayer is a sunnah salah for requesting and seeking rain water from the God.
Photography by Aman Farooq for Greater Kashmir
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Salāt al-istisqa or rain request prayer is a sunnah salah for requesting and seeking rain water from the God.
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A special prayer ‘Salatul Istisqa’ was offered at historical Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on Friday to pray for respite from the prevailing dry weather in Kashmir.Photography by Aman Farooq for Greater Kashmir
As per reports, a large number of devotees participated in the prayers and sought end to drought-like weather conditions in the valley.Photography by Aman Farooq for Greater Kashmir
Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid had asked people to join the ‘Salatul Istisqa’ at the historic mosque in downtown Srinagar to pray for an end to the prolonged dry spell in the valley.Photography by Aman Farooq for Greater Kashmir
The faithful were seen crying before Almighty Allah and seeking respite from unprecedented dry weather conditions amid harsh winter period ‘chila-e-kalan’.Photography by Aman Farooq for Greater Kashmir
Salāt al-istisqa or rain request prayer is a sunnah salah for requesting and seeking rain water from the God.Photography by Aman Farooq for Greater Kashmir
