Omar Abdullah and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Slam J&K Waqf Board Move to 'Standardise' Friday Sermons
Omar Abdullah and Muslim leaders say the proposal would let a state-linked body shape mosque preaching, while the Waqf chairperson says no directions were issued.
- On Tuesday, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah criticized the Waqf Board's reported plan to prescribe uniform Friday sermons across the Union Territory, calling it an unacceptable attempt by the BJP to interfere in religious affairs.
- A Saturday meeting of the Waqf board sparked the backlash, as members discussed forming a committee of imams and senior religious scholars to select sermon topics for uniform delivery.
- The Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema, led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, rejected the proposal, stating that religious guidance belongs to ulema and imams and calling any regulation of the mimbar "ridiculous."
- Waqf Board Chairperson Darakshan Andrabi issued a clarification on Tuesday, denying that formal directions were passed and cautioning political parties against "politicising" the board.
- Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti opposed the move, comparing it to the Bharatiya Janata Party's push for a Uniform Civil Code and arguing that imposing uniformity disregards local religious diversity.
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Outrage in IIOJK over move to introduce uniform Friday sermons
SRINAGAR - Aproposed move in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) to introduce uniform Friday sermons at mosques across the region has sparked outrage after criticism from politicians and religious leaders alike.
Last Sunday, the Waqf Council of Jammu and Kashmir summoned some 1,500 leading scholars and preachers in the region to discuss the unification of Friday's speech, which was met with widespread rejection and Islamic anger in India's territory.
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A proposed move in Indian-administered Kashmir to introduce uniform Friday sermons at mosques across the region has sparked outrage after criticism from politicians and religious leaders alike.
Omar Abdullah and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq slam J&K Waqf Board move to 'standardise' Friday sermons
The political backlash followed a recent meeting of the J&K Waqf Board, chaired by Andrabi, at which it was decided to constitute a core committee of Muftis, Imams and Khateebs to identify and finalise common topics for Friday sermons at shrines, jamia masjids and other religious institutions associated with the board.
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