Srinagar, April 29, 2022 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the authorities did not allow Muslims to offer congregational prayers in the historic Jamia Masjid Srinagar on Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of the month of Ramadan, today. The occupation authorities locked down the mosque and did not allow people to move towards it to prevent a large gathering from staging anti-India protests.

The authorities also did not allow night-long prayers at the Jamia Masjid to mark Laylat al-Qadr, or Night of Power, which Muslims mark as the occasion when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Kashmiris have for decades been observing the last Friday of Ramadan or Jumatul Wida as the “Kashmir Day” and “Quds Day”.

Hundreds of thousands of worshipers would gather for the midday prayers on the last Friday of Ramadan at the centuries-old Jamia Masjid and nearby lanes and roads to offer namaz led from the mosque. A police officer on the condition of anonymity told the media that they apprehended protests at the mosque, forcing its “temporary closure” from Thursday evening.

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