MMU Launches Coordinated Friday Sermon on Faith Across Kashmir Region
Religious leaders delivered sermons on Imaan at more than 70 congregations across Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh.
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- MMU launched its first coordinated Friday sermon across Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh
- The common theme was Imaan, or faith
- More than 70 major congregations participated on October 16
- Scholars from five religious traditions took part
- Sermons warned against compromising faith for material gain and addressed challenges facing youth
The Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema Jammu and Kashmir delivered its first coordinated Friday sermon across participating mosques and Imambargahs in Kashmir Valley, Jammu, Chenab Valley, Kargil and Leh.
The initiative followed decisions made at the September 15 MMU Ulema Conference, where scholars from various schools of thought agreed to address religious and social issues through designated Friday sermons and district-level engagement plans.
“Faith is not merely a verbal declaration but the foundation of a believer's entire life.”
More than 70 major Friday congregations responded to the call on Friday, October 16, covering all ten districts of the Kashmir Valley as well as Jammu, Rajouri, Poonch, Udhampur, Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, Kargil, Drass and Leh.
Ulema, imams and khateebs from Hanafi, Shia/Jaffery, Ahl-e-Hadith, Barelvi and Deobandi traditions participated while retaining their distinct religious practices and interpretations of jurisprudence.
Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq delivered the sermon at Charar-e-Sharief, describing faith as the foundation of a believer's life and warning against compromising it for material gain or position.
The sermons also addressed challenges facing younger generations, including materialism, declining religious awareness, moral confusion and the misuse of social media.
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