Speakers appeal authorities to release Mirwaiz in view of Ramadan, public demand
Srinagar : Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday organised an important meeting at its head office Mirwaiz Manzil, Rajouri Kadal, on the occasion of ‘Istiqbaal-e-Ramadan’ which was presided over by the renowned Islamic scholar of the valley, Mufti Nazir Ahmad Qasmi, Sheikh-ul-Hadith of Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah.
In the meeting, the speakers while welcoming the arrival of Ramadan stressed on its sanctity, respect and fulfillment of rights of this holy month, and appealed to all Imams, scholars and preachers of Jammu & Kashmir to focus on the purification of the soul and reforming of society during the entire month of Ramadan.
They said Kashmiri society today faces serious problems like rising crime rates, moral turpitude, drug addiction, domestic violence, suicide incidents, and youth waywardness; and to tackle these, a strong awareness campaign should be conducted by informing the people through religious, reformative, da’wah and tablighi meetings so that the land of saints and scholars can be saved from becoming a breeding ground for new evils, myths and crimes.
According to a statement issued the speakers in the meeting unanimously expressed their deep concern and resentment over the illegal and arbitrary detention of the founding head of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema and the top religious leader of the valley Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq who has been under house arrest since 5 August 2019.
They once again strongly appealed to the authorities that the restrictions imposed on Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir should be removed immediately in view of the holy month of Ramadan and public demand. They said the minbar and mihrab of the historic Central Jama Masjid Srinagar, which is the largest place of worship in Kashmir, is continuously silent due to the detention of Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir.
The speakers said that Jama Masjid Srinagar is a great centre of guidance and reform of society, and for that, Mirwaiz should be released so that he is able to fulfill his official duties like his ancestors.
Among the scholars, mashaikhs and personalities who addressed the meeting were Dr Muhammad Samir Shafi Siddiqui (Khatib and Imam Aishmuqam), Acting President of Sharia Shia Association of Jammu and Kashmir, Syed Al-Mujtaba Abbas Al-Mosvi Al-Safavi, Dr Kamal Farooqi, the preacher and imam of the Aasaar Sharif Dargah Hazratbal, Moulana Khursheed Ahmed Qanungo, the president of Anjuman Himayat-ul-Islam, Mufti Aijaz-ul-Hassan Banday, Moderator of Darul Uloom Sabeel-ul-Huda, Khatib and Imam of Jama Masjid Qazigund, Pirzada Moulvi Abdul Hameed, Moulana Ali Akbar, Principal of Anjuman Tabligh-ul-Islam, Hafiz Abdul Rahman Ashrafi, President of Anjuman Ulema Wa Aima Islamabad, Qazigund, Syed Muhammad Yusuf, the representative of Moulana Masroor Abbas Ansari of Ittehad Muslimeen Jammu and Kashmir, Moulana Abdul Qayyum, the representative of Moulana Ghulam Rasool Hami of Karwan-e-Islami, Mufti Mudassir Qadri, President of Karwan-e- Khatam-e-Nabuwat International, Engineer Mohammad Afaq Chishti of Khawaja Gharib Nawaz Trust, Maulana Muhammad Waris Bukhari, President of Markazi Aima Wa Masaajid, Moulana Sheikh Ghulam Muhammad, President of Jamiat Anwar-ul-Islam, Mufti Ghulam Rasool Samoon of Jama Masjid Srinagar, President of Handicapped Rahat Centre Imran Shafi Baig, Moulvi Muhammad Rafiq Zargar, Moulana Altaf, and Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema Secretary Moulana M S Rehman Shams, and others.
The meeting was also attended by prominent scholars, imams and khateebs from all over Kashmir and from every district, besides the representatives of the business community, journalists, and respected members of civil society, lawyers and intellectuals, who expressed their satisfaction and confidence over the proceedings of the meeting—(KNO)
