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Jama Masjid Closed, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Placed Under House Arrest Ahead of Shab-e-Barat Prayers in Srinagar

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Jama Masjid Closed, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Placed Under House Arrest Ahead of Shab-e-Barat Prayers in Srinagar

Jama Masjid Closed & Mirwaiz Under House Arrest Ahead of Shab-e-Barat in Srinagar | Religious Rights Clash with Security Measures By: Javid Amin | 03 February 2026 Historic Mosque Sealed on Holy Night Authorities in Srinagar abruptly closed the gates of the historic Jama Masjid just after Asr prayers on Tuesday and denied permission for Shab-e-Barat observances inside the centuries-old mosque — one of the valley’s most important religious sites for Kashmiri Muslims. At the same time, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief cleric of Jama Masjid and a prominent religious…

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Omar Abdullah: Sealing Jamia Masjid on Shab-e-Baraat Shows Lack of Confidence

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Omar Abdullah: Sealing Jamia Masjid on Shab-e-Baraat Shows Lack of Confidence

Decision to lock Jamia Masjid on Shab-e-Baraat ‘very unfortunate’: CM Omar Abdullah Srinagar, Feb 13: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the decision to lock the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on Shab-e-Baraat is ‘very unfortunate’. He said the decision betrays a lack of confidence in the people and in the law & order machinery. Taking to micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter) he said: “It is very unfortunate that the security establishment has taken the decision to seal the historic Jamia Masjid, Srinagar on one of the holiest nights…

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