Eid-ul-Azha i.e. Bakrid is being celebrated across the country today. After the Pahalgam terror attack, people in Jammu and Kashmir also offered prayers in mosques. However, Srinagar’s Jama Masjid remained closed on Eid-ul-Azha for the seventh consecutive year. After the removal of Article 370 in 2019, the Jama Masjid has been locked for security reasons. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah objected to this. He said, ‘I do not know the basis of the decision to keep the Jama Masjid closed, but we have to learn to trust our people. These are the same people who opposed the Pahalgam attack. The Center should think about allowing prayers in the historic Jama Masjid.’ Former Jammu and Kashmir CM and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti also questioned the decision to keep the mosque closed. The former CM said, ‘Jama Masjid is locked on the day of Eid. This is against our religion. CM Omar Abdullah has been placed under house arrest. If everything is fine then why is all this being done.’ In 2018, masked youths had hoisted the ISIS flag on the mosque
The Jama Masjid located in Nauhatta, Srinagar is the largest mosque in Jammu and Kashmir. It is also called Friday Mosque. On 28 December 2018, some masked youths hoisted the ISIS flag in the Jama Masjid after Friday prayers. A video of the incident went viral on social media, which was widely criticized. After the removal of Article 370 on 5 August 2019, the government banned prayers in the Jama Masjid. The COVID-19 pandemic was also cited as a reason behind the closure of the mosque. Pictures of prayers on Eid-ul-Azha in Jammu and Kashmir… The Jama Masjid was completed in 1404
The construction of Srinagar’s Jama Masjid was started by Sultan Sikandar Shahmiri in 1394. It was completed in 1404. The mosque was destroyed many times in the old times due to disputes and was rebuilt every time. The last time Maharaja Pratap Singh built it under his supervision is still fine and since then it is still fine. It was closed during the rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh from 1820 to 1846. In 2018, it was repaired after about 250 years. This mosque is built on Indian and Mughal artwork. Its architecture was designed by British architects, which is called Indo-Saracenic architecture. 33333 people can offer namaz simultaneously in the mosque. The prayer hall of the mosque stands on 370 pillars. All these pillars are made of thick trunks of cedar. The Center removed Article 370 in 2019
The Modi government at the Center abolished Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir on 5 August 2019 in its second term. Along with this, the state was divided into two parts Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Article 370 was a provision of the Constitution of India, which gave special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. ………………………………… Read these news related to Eid-ul-Azha… People gathered in mosques of Delhi, Bhopal, Sambhal on Eid-ul-Azha; drone surveillance is being done in UP Eid-ul-Azha i.e. Bakrid is being celebrated across the country today. From Jammu and Kashmir to Kerala, people offered prayers in mosques. The administration and police are in alert mode regarding prayers in Uttar Pradesh. The police is monitoring with drones near mosques and Idgah. Read the full news… Where are the 124 goats saved last year on Bakrid, Bakrashaala running in UP, the president of the organization said – did not buy them by pretending to be Muslim You may have seen a video before Bakrid. In this, more than 100 goats are standing in a temple. People are feeding them fodder. It was claimed that these goats have been saved from being slaughtered on Eid. Most of the rescued goats were sent to Jeev Daya Sansthan in Baghpat, about 50 km from Delhi. Dainik Bhaskar found out where the goats saved on last Eid went and what are their rescuers doing this time. Read the full news…
