Kashmir

‘Regrettable, Condemnable’: Mirwaiz on prohibition of Shab-e-Qadr prayers at Jama Masjid

SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday condemned the prohibition of night-long Shab-e-Qadr prayers at the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar, calling it “regrettable and condemnable.” “The authorities have conveyed to the Auqaf that the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar will remain closed for people on the revered night of Shab-e-Qadr,” he said in […]

Kashmir

Taraweeh, Shab-e-Qadr disallowed at Jamia Masjid Srinagar; Mirwaiz placed under house arrest: Anjuman Auqaf

SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Ahead of Shab-e-Qadr, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have disallowed night long prayers at Jamia Masjid Srinagar, Anjuman Auqaf said on Saturday. Anjuman Auqaf, the management body of the Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta Srinagar in a statement said, “Following Asr prayers, the authorities closed the gates of Jamia Masjid while the […]

Kashmir

Mirwaiz placed under house arrest ahead of Friday congregation at Jamia Masjid: Anjuman Auqaf

SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has been placed under house arrest ahead of Friday congregation at historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Anjuman Auqaf said on Friday. While strongly denouncing the repeated house arrest of Mirwaiz, especially on Friday’s disabling him from visiting Jamia Masjid to deliver the sermon and participate in the mandatory Friday […]