Special Sirah gathering held at Jamia Masjid Srinagar amid spiritual fervour
Scholars highlight Prophet’s (PBUH) message of faith, compassion and justice
Srinagar : A special Majlis-e-Rahmat-ul-lil-Aalameen (PBUH) was held at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar in connection with the blessed month of Rabi-ul-Awwal, with prominent religious scholars, Naat Khwans and a large number of devotees attending the gathering.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the spiritual gathering was held on Friday under the auspices of Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid. Eminent Islamic scholars, including Mufti Nazir Ahmad Qasmi and Maulana Showkat Hussain Keng, addressed the gathering and highlighted various aspects of the Sirah of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), focusing on his timeless message of faith, compassion, justice, moral integrity and service to humanity. Naat Khwans also presented devotional verses in praise of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), adding to the spiritual atmosphere of the gathering.
Senior APHC leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who was scheduled to preside over and conclude the Majlis, was once again placed under house arrest and prevented from attending the religious programme at Jamia Masjid.
Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid strongly condemned the repeated house arrest of the Mirwaiz, particularly on Fridays, saying that preventing him from discharging his religious responsibilities and addressing the faithful at the historic mosque was deeply regrettable and amounted to interference in the religious affairs of the Kashmiri people.
The Majlis featured two special scholarly occasions. The first was the release and recognition of a remarkable effort by Gulzar Ahmad Parray of Shopian, who has rendered a word-for-word translation of the Holy Qur’an into the Kashmiri language in three substantial volumes. The initiative was appreciated as an important contribution towards making the Quranic message more accessible to Kashmiri-speaking people and carrying forward the Valley’s long tradition of Quranic scholarship and service.
The second occasion honoured young Islamic scholar Mufti Showkat Ahmad Qasmi, a Fazil of Darul Uloom Deoband and former student of Darul Uloom Bilaliya, Lal Bazar, Srinagar, who has achieved the rare distinction of memorizing the complete Sahih al-Bukhari, comprising 7,563 Ahadith, as mentioned during the programme. His achievement was described as a significant contribution to Kashmir’s distinguished tradition of Hadith scholarship and religious learning.
Both Gulzar Ahmad Parray and Mufti Showkat Ahmad Qasmi were felicitated in recognition of their respective contributions.
The Majlis concluded with prayers for the welfare of the people, peace and prosperity, and for the ability to follow the teachings and noble example of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in individual and collective life.
