Overview
- Large crowds gathered for night prayers at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, with worshippers observing Qiyam al‑Layl and Quran recitation.
- Mosques across Karachi and other Pakistani cities held packed, night‑long congregations, with many completing Quran recitations on the 27th night.
- Israeli authorities kept Jerusalem’s Al‑Aqsa compound closed, citing Iranian missile threats, in a shutdown reported to have entered its 16th day and condemned by regional states.
- In Srinagar, authorities barred the Jamia Masjid’s Shab‑e‑Qadr gathering, with the mosque locked and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq saying he was under house arrest.
- Officials issued messages calling for prayer, social welfare and unity, as reports described wartime missile and drone strikes disrupting daily life in parts of the Middle East, including UAE interceptions with debris casualties.