The head priest at Hazratbal Shrine, Srinagar, displays a sacred relic — believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad — on 28 August 2026, the Friday of Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi Al-Sharif, marking the Prophet's birth anniversary. (Photo: NationPress)
Muslim devotees gather at Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, to offer Friday prayers on the occasion of Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi Al-Sharif — the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad — on 28 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Large congregations of Muslim devotees assembled at Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar for Friday prayers on Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi Al-Sharif, commemorating the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, on 28 August 2026 in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: NationPress)
Devotees from across Jammu and Kashmir converged on Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar to observe the Friday prayers of Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi Al-Sharif, honouring the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, on 28 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Muslim devotees raise their hands in reverence as the head priest displays the sacred relic — believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad — from the top of Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar on the Friday of Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi Al-Sharif, 28 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress)