Eid-ul-Fitr Prayers at 9 am Srinagar: On the occasion of Last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, thousands of men, women and young people performed Friday prayer at the historical Jama Masjid Srinagar by prostrating themselves before the Almighty Allah, doing Tauba-Wa-Istighfaar – repenting over their sins and seeking forgiveness from their Lord. However, […]
Disappointed over the absence of Mirwaiz: Anjuman Srinagar: The blessed night of the Shab-e-Qadr was observed with great devotion and fervour throughout Jammu & Kashmir; and in the historic Jama Masjid Srinagar – the spiritual centre of Kashmiri Muslims, the Isha and Taraweeh prayers were held after a period of three years. “People from across […]
Farooq Condemns Closing Historic Mosque: ‘Clear Violation, Interference With Religious Rights Of People’ Srinagar: The managing body of the Jamia Masjid here on Friday said that the authorities have disallowed “Jumat-ul-vida” congregational prayers at the historic mosque. Elsewhere, thousands of people in Kashmir offered Jumat-ul-Vida prayers, the last Friday of the holy month Ramzan, with […]
Srinagar: The head of Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar, Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq was not allowed to perform his important religious duty of Jummah prayer and other official responsibilities at the historic central grand mosque even on the second Friday of the blessed month of Ramadan. In a statement, the Anjuman Auqaf strongly […]
Srinagar: Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar has expressed resentment over the fact that a holy and important event like Shab-e-Baraat is not being held at Jama Masjid for the last four years because the Anjuman head Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq continues to be under “illegal and arbitrary” house detention since 5 August 2019. […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said it will take a decision on early listing of petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 which had given special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala took note […]
Srinagar: The Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar expressed strong disdain against the authorities for once again disallowing its incarcerated Chairman and Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq to address the faithful at the historic and central grand mosque after three years. The Anjuman in a statement said that as soon as Mirwaiz Umar Farooq stepped […]
Srinagar: Police on Saturday prevented a team of journalists from meeting Mirwaiz Umar Farooq who has not been allowed to leave his residence since August 4, 2019, his Awami Action Committee said, and dismissed Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s statement the separatist leader was not under house arrest. The Awami Action Committee said […]
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is not under house arrest. “Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is not under house arrest. We have kept cops around him for his safety,” Sinha said in an interview with BBC on Friday. “Even in 2019, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was not […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference on Friday expressed amazement at the video statement given to a media agency by the LG Manoj Sinha, where he refuted that APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is under house detention for the past three years (since August 2019) and said that the armed forces’ vehicles and personnel stationed outside his house […]