Special gatherings regarding Shab-e-Mairaj will be held in mosques and houses where prayers will be arranged, Geo News reported.

This day celebrates the Prophet Muhammad''s Isra and Mi''raj. Isra is the name for his night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem, and Mi''raj is the term for his ascension to heaven, where he met with other prophets and spoke with Allah.

It is celebrated on the 27th day of the month of Rajab in the Islamic calendar. In this journey, the instruction for the five daily prayers (salah in Arabic, namaz in Persian and Turkish) that Muslims perform was given.