For the second consecutive week, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was disallowed from delivering the Friday sermon at Jama Masjid in Srinagar. Expressing his dismay, Mirwaiz posted a strongly worded statement on X (formerly Twitter), condemning his house arrest and the continued imprisonment of thousands of Kashmiri prisoners. In his post, Mirwaiz said: “Again disallowed from going
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, delivering the Friday sermon at Jama Masjid, Srinagar, addressed pressing issues concerning Muslims in India and Kashmir, expressing grave concerns over recent events and their implications. “Five Muslim youth were killed in police firing during a survey of the 500-year-old Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. This survey was ordered by
Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad umar Farooq has strongly condemned the actions of the Government for placing him under house arrest and preventing him from attending a pre-scheduled condolence gathering for the late Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Ahmad Shah Sahib, son of the Muhaajir-e-Millat Mirwaiz Moulana Muhammad Yusuf Shah (RA) and brother in law of shaheed e
Kashmir’s top religious cleric and Hurriyat (M) chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Thursday raised concerns over the alarming rise of drug addiction in the valley, calling it one of the most pressing social challenges in present times. According to a 2018 national survey conducted by the ministry on the extent and pattern of substance use in
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Monday condemned the killing of six workers and a doctor in a terror attack on a construction site in Gagangeer area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, terming it “outrageous”. “Islam, like all religions, deplores such inhuman behavior. Every life is precious, and to be lost in this manner is extremely painful. Another
The hearing of the case of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s house arrest/illegal detention has been listed on 4th October 2024 in the High court Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s is under house detention since last one month. Pertinent to mention here that Dr.Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Umar Farooq had earlier filed a writ petition no.2400/2024 in the Hon’ble Jammu
