Tag: Jamia Masjid


  • โ€œThis is the place where our prayers get heard,โ€ an elderly woman said amid tears. SRINAGAR โ€” The historic Jamia Masjid was thrown open fo devotees today on the occasion of Friday following Meraj-e-Alam, Anjuman-e-Auqaf, Jamia Masjid said. The congregational Friday prayers at the Kashmirโ€™s historic mosque have been disallowed for 156 Fridays in the…

  • The administration is considering reopening the historic Jamia Masjid in the next week. SRINAGAR โ€”ย The Jammu and Kashmir administration is mulling to reopen the historic Jamia Masjid in Old City area of Nowhatta for prayers after 30 weeks. The Masjid remained closed for the mandatory congregational prayers for 30 straight weeks. The congregational Friday prayers…

  • Anjuman Auqaf expresses regret, calls it โ€˜Dictatorshipโ€™. SRINAGAR โ€” As the Jammu and Kashmir administration continues to disallow congregational Friday prayers in historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Anjuman Auqaf Friday expressed deep sorrow and regret over the fact that even on the first Jummat-ul-Mubarak of the year 2022, the authorities, while demonstrating their โ€œdictatorship and…

  • A woman worshipper waited outside the southern gate of Kashmir’s largest Masjid as she looked at the shut door through the wrought-metallic railing. She looked haplessly with eyes swollen in tears before returning back. SRINAGAR โ€” A women worshipper waited outside the southern gate of the Srinagarโ€™s Jamia Masjid on Friday as she looked at…