SRINAGAR (KIMS) — After the Shab-e-Qadr prayers, authorities prohibited Juma-Tul-Vida prayers at the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar, preventing thousands from offering congregational prayers on the last Friday of Ramadan.
“After Shab-e-Qadr, Jama Masjid Srinagar continues to remain closed even today on Juma-Tul-Vida, when lakhs of people eagerly await the whole year to offer congregational prayers on this blessed Friday for great reward and blessing from Allah,” Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said in a post on X.
Authorities have also placed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest.
“I want to ask the authorities—why is this most important centre of Kashmir’s religious identity and affinity repeatedly targeted, and why is the fundamental right to religious practice curbed, while tall claims of normalcy are trumpeted every day?” he questioned.
“Those ruling in the people’s name cannot absolve themselves from standing up to address this gross injustice towards the Muslims of the Valley and the repeated closure of Jama Masjid,” he added. — (KIMS)