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One-minute silence for Pahalgam terror attack victim’s observed at Kashmir’s Jamia Masjid

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who is head preacher of the Jamia Masjid, condemned the killing of innocent tourists in Baisaran, Pahalgam

Mirwaiz said as per the Islamic calendar, it is the 36th martyrdom anniversary of his father Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Farooq and seventy others who lost their lives on this tragic day. (File)
Published on Apr 26, 2025 09:58 AM IST
By, Srinagar

‘Oppressive’: Mirwaiz alleges house arrest ahead of Eid prayers

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said Eid prayers were not allowed at the Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar or the local Eidgah, posing questions over the claims of normalcy in Kashmir

Hurriyat chairperson and Jamia Masjid chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (HT File)
Published on Mar 31, 2025 10:23 PM IST
ByMir Ehsan, Srinagar

No Jumat-ul-vida prayers allowed in Kashmir’s Jamia Masjid

No Friday prayers on Jumat-ul-vida (last Friday of Ramzan) were allowed at Jamia Masjid and Hurriyat chairman and chief cleric Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest.

Devotees offer Jumat-ul-vida prayers at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar on Friday. (Waseem Andrabi /HT)
Published on Mar 29, 2025 08:20 AM IST
By, Srinagar

Shab-e-Qadr prayers not allowed at Jamia Masjid; extremely regrettable, says Mirwaiz

“Conveyed to Auqaf by authorities, that on the highly revered night of Lailatul Qadr when Muslims around the world supplicate and seek Allah’s forgiveness throughout the holy and blessed night, the central Jama Masjid Srinagar will be closed to the people and no shab or prayers will be allowed there,” Mirwaiz said.

The authorities have denied permission to hold prayers at the grand mosque in Srinagar, Jamia Masjid, on the auspicious occasion of Shab-e-Qadr, the chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Thursday. (ANI File)
Published on Mar 28, 2025 09:22 AM IST
By, Srinagar

Ancient billboard: Tiny tales emerge from Kashmiri epigraphs

A new project is archiving the bits of history detailed in these stone tablets at monuments: tales of Hindus working on a masjid; Muslims restoring a mosque.

The epigraph at the 600-year-old Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. (Wikimedia Commons, Hakim Sameer Hamdani, Tabish Haider / Barakat Trust)
Updated on Mar 22, 2025 10:21 PM IST
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