Mirwaiz holds Gaibana Jinaza for Peshawar victims

Srinagar, Dec 17 (Jamia Masjid): APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has termed the killing of 142 people including 135 children by terrorists in Peshawar as barbaric, atrocious, inhuman and completely against the teachings of Islam.
Addressing a gathering at ​the ​ historic Jamia Masjid
​Srinagar,​ before leading the  funeral prayers in absentia for the martyred children, Mirwaiz expressed his solidarity and sympathy with the families who lost their dear ones to the terrorist attack. Terming the attack on innocent children in Peshawar as an act of cowardice, Mirwaiz said there was no room for terrorism in Islam. He said Peshawar terrorist attackers have no ​place in Islam and those savages who committed this crime cannot call themselves Muslims.
Mirwaiz said The killing of innocent children is the worst form of terrorism. There can​ be no justification for this​ grusome crime.​
Asserting that Kashmiris were sharing the grief and pain of Pakistanis in these difficult times, Mirwaiz said on behalf of Kashmiri nation he offers his heartfelt condolences to the families of the deseased and  people of Pakistan. He said there was nobody better than Kashmir​i​s who can understand the pain of death and losing near and dear ones since Kashmiris have been ​bearing this pain for the last 25 years.

A number of Ulema and hurriyat members including Moulana Ahmad Syed Naqashbandi, Mufti Ghulam Rasool, MS Shamas Rahman, Javaid Ahmad Mir, Engineer Hilal Ahmad War, GN Zaki, GM Nagoo, Hakim Abdul Rashid, Mohammad Shafi Khan, and Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi participated in the inabsentia prayers.

Large number of people also participated in the prayers and strongly denounced the terror attack on children.

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq inaugurates Akh Akis initiative

Srinagar, Nov 29: Launching the Akh Akis initiative by laying the foundation stone of houses for the most needy among the Flood victims ,APHC Chairman and head of Darul Khair Mirwaiz Manzil, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq paid tributes to the courage of people, especially youth, during and in the aftermath of the flood in relief and rehabilitation work, and thanked the the good samaratans who offered monetary help and assistance in undertaking the good work.  

The first foundation stone laid  by the Mirwaiz was of the house of a Kashmiri Pandit , Shri Moti Lal, a retired teacher, at Mandarbagh Srinagar who stayed on in the valley all along and lived at his ancestral house which was destroyed by the floods. 

Another house to be constructed at Kral Khud belongs to the widow of Abdul Majeed, whose son,a volunteer in relief activities Mohammad Musaib tragically  died when his boat capsized while trying to save people on Sept 8. The widow  is now lives a hard life with her young orphan children.

Another house recommended by the local Masjid Commite belongs to Ghulam Mustafa Bhat, of Gaw Kadal, a poor newspaper hawker by profession. In Maisuma, house of Shabir Ahmad Bhat which completely collapsed during the flood will also be constructed. Bhat, a tailor by profession, lost his shop during the recent floods- a sole source of income for the poor family. 

While laying the foundation stones a number of Imams, Ulemas, flood victims and scores of young volunteers who had come to help in the constuction work, were present.  

Addressing the gathering, Mirwaiz appealed people to come forward and generously offer their contributions to Dar-ul-Khair Mirwaiz Manzil to make the rehabilitation programme a success. Terming the floods which hit Kashmir as an extreme catastrophe, Mirwaiz stated that the aim of Akh Akis programme was to construct houses for the needy flood victims who could not afford to build their houses. He said another significance of the rebuilding programme was to invigorate  the society with the  spirit of community service,collaboration, self help and  self reliannce.

APHC Chairman asked people from different walks of life including journalists, engineers, doctors, imams, civil society activists etc to take part in the rehabilitation initiative, adding that, even as  charities and donations were needed to complete the initiative, they should  come forward and dispense their volunteer services towards  this  mission.