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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 […]

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Disallowing Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid severely hurt people’s sentiments: Anjuman Auqaf

SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Anjuman Auqaf said that the people have a deep religious and emotional attachment to the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar and disallowing prayers here severely hurts their sentiments. Anjuman alao expressed strong resentment against the administration for disallowing Friday prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar also against the house […]

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Anjuman Auqaf expresses strong resentment over disallowing Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid

SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Anjuman Auqaf has expressed strong resentment against the administration for disallowing Friday prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. Anjuman also termed the placing of Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq under continuous house arrest and restricting him from carrying out his religious duties as extremely unfortunate and reprehensible. Anjuman’s […]

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Disallowing Friday prayers, placing Mirwaiz under house detention is greatly disturbing: Anjuman Auqaf

SRINAGAR — The administration’s decision to disallow Friday prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar and placing Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq under continued house detention is incomprehensible and greatly disturbing, Anjuman Auqaf said on Friday. The Anjuman Auqaf, the management body of the Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area of the Srinagar’s statement […]

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Authorities disallow Eid prayers at Historic Jamia Masjid; Grand Mufti voices concern

SRINAGAR — Barring the historic Jamia Masjid Nowhatta, Eid-ul-Fitr prayers were offered by the believers in huge numbers across Jammu and Kashmir amid overcast weather conditions. While the special congregational prayers at many places offered in spacious Eidgahs, prayers at many other places were held inside mosques in the aftermath of the wet prayer grounds […]

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Jamia Masjid, Dargah witness massive gathering of devotees on last Friday of Ramadan

SRINAGAR — A massive gathering of devotees was witnessed in Srinagar’s Hazratbal Dargah shrine and the historic Jamia Masjid on the last Friday of the holy month Ramadan. Reports said that nearly 50,000 devotees offered congregational Friday prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid, which remained closed for the prayers last Friday. The biggest congregation was, […]