Mahbubul Khalid’s song highlights Shab-e-Qadr significances

The holy Shab-e-Qadr will be observed across the country tonight (Sunday). Also known as Lailatul Qadr (the Night of Decree), this is the night when the first verses of the holy Quran were revealed to Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH).

Muslim devotees will pass the night offering special prayers, reciting the holy Quran, holding zikr and other religious rituals, seeking blessings of the almighty Allah for long life, peace and progress for themselves, their families, relatives, friends as well as the nation and the Muslim Ummah.

Bangladeshi poet, lyricist and composer Mahbubul Khalid has penned a song on the holy occasion that highlights the significances of Shab-e-Qadr. The music of the song titled ‘Shab-e- Shab-e-Qadr’ has been composed by popular composer late Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul. 
Young and promising singers Tina Mostary and Sabbir rendered their voices to the song.

The song has been released on video sharing platform YouTube's ‘Khalid Sangeet’ channel. It is also been published on ‘www.khalidsangeet.com’, a website that contains the songs and poems of Mahbubul Khalid.

Mentionable, the poems and songs written by Mahbubul Khalid contain religious and social festivals of different religions. He writes and composes songs for all humankind irrespective of race, religion and caste. To him, music is not for any race or religion, music is for everyone. His songs and poems are rich with the message of love and humanity.

Apart from Shab-e-Qadr, Mahbubul Khalid also wrote songs about on the Muslim religious festivals of Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Azha, Shab-e-Barat, Shab-e-Meraj, Hajj, Eid-e-Miladunnabi etc. He has also written songs on other religious festivals such as Durga Puja, Mahalaya, Lord Krishna and Holi of Hindus, Christmas of Christians, Buddha Purnima of Buddhists and so on. These songs written by Mahbubul Khalid clearly show the perspectives and significances of the respective days and festivals.

Mahbubul Khalid hopes that Muslim devotees will love the song and it would help them to understand the true meaning of Holy night.