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Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday took a dig at the authorities for imposing curbs to disallow congregational prayers, saying Kashmir issue "won't disappear" by preventing people from gathering to offer obligatory prayers.
In his address at Jamia Masjid today, the Mirwaiz condemned those in power for repeatedly barring Muslims from offering obligatory Friday prayers at Jamia masjid and other masjids across the valley by imposing curfew and restrictions on Fridays in downtown and other parts of the valley. He said Friday prayers are being held today after three weeks at Jamia masjid
The Muslim collaborators under the influence of their masters need to be reminded that in Islam mosque is a place of collective worship," he said. "It is a community centre for the Muslims where besides other things the community comes together at prayer times and otherwise, to discuss and deliberate the issues facing it and the jumma Khutba delivered reflects those issues and problems of the community and their redressal in the light of Quran, Sunnah and ethics.