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Kashmir main cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, successful his Friday (May 22, 2026) sermon astatine the historical Jamia Masjid, called upon India and Pakistan “to speech to each different to find a mode retired to code concerns and antiauthoritarian aspirations of radical of Kashmir”.
“As planetary commitments made implicit the Kashmir contented were ne'er implemented and wars betwixt the neighbouring countries implicit the struggle got them nowhere, my begetter powerfully advocated that they speech to each different to find a mode retired and, successful the process, instrumentality the radical of Jammu Kashmir along, addressing their concerns and antiauthoritarian aspirations. We inactive enactment this process,” said the Mirwaiz.
Referring to the basal of his father, Mirwaiz Moulana Farooq, who was assassinated by gunmen successful 1990, the Mirwaiz said, “These past thirty-six years person been precise pugnacious connected Kashmir, witnessing tragedies, unit and loss, and yet nary closure. The Shaheed-e-Millat understood that the Kashmir conflict, portion of dominion and territory for India and Pakistan, was played retired astatine the outgo of the radical of Kashmir, who were treated similar dumb, driven cattle. His governmental conflict was for their dependable to beryllium heard, their antiauthoritarian aspirations to beryllium respected and their dignity established,” said the Mirwaiz.
Recalling his father’s stand, the Mirwaiz said, “He advocated dialog and practised it passim his beingness - successful his changeless outreach to all, adjacent to his governmental adversaries. He saw dialog among countries, communities, sects, and radical arsenic the champion means to peaceful and respectful coexistence, starring to their wholesome growth, prosperity and development,” said the Mirwaiz.
He underlined the way shown by his precocious father, wherever helium enactment thrust connected “resolution, peace, brotherhood, dignity, and coexistence”. “The way of dialog and moderation is what has guided maine done the ups and downs of these past 36 years arsenic I travel successful his footsteps,” said the Mirwaiz.
Meanwhile, the Mirwaiz said Id prayers volition beryllium held astatine Eidgah successful Srinagar connected May 27. For the past galore years, the authorities denied support for holding Id prayers astatine Eidgah successful Srinagar.
