On a recent Friday, I stood near the arched wooden gate of Jamia Masjid and watched a motorcycle slide past a group of elderly men removing their shoes for prayer ... Jamia Masjid is neither a medieval monument, nor a ruin to admire and move on from.
"Disallowed to go to Jama Masjid today, put under house arrest, fearing the mention of the martyrs of 13th July 1931 in my friday sermon!" Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said ....
According to KashmirMediaService, the occupation administration placed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest for fear of paying tribute to the sacrifices of the martyrs of July 13, 1931, in his Friday prayer sermon at the Jamia Masjid.
(MENAFN - Kashmir Observer) Srinagar . Authorities in Srinagar once again disallowed Eid prayers at the historic Eidgah Ground and Jamia Masjid in the city's old quarters-marking the seventh ... .
Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid was locked and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq placed under house arrest Saturday on Eid-ul-Adha, denying devotees the opportunity to offer prayers and provoking a backlash from many, including CM Omar Abdullah.
In a continued assault on religious freedom in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the New Delhi-imposed administration barred Kashmiri Muslims from offering the Eid-ul-Adha prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid and Eidgah in Srinagar.
... Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar organised a special day-long programme featuring Qur’an Khwani, a congregational prayer meet, and a grand Qur’an recitation competition at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar.