Srinagar, Aug 19: A one-day conference on “Unity of the Ummah and Social Reform” was held at the Jamia Masjid in Jamanagri in district Shopian, under the joint auspices of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Jammu and Kashmir and Karwan-e-Khatm-e-Nabuwat.
As per a statement issued to the news agency, the event saw the participation of renowned scholars, eminent jurists, intellectuals and a large gathering of people from Jammu and Kashmir.
However, the head of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema, Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, could not attend the conference due to the recent death of a family member.
Prominent scholars and intellectuals who addressed the conference on the relevant topic included Moulana Muhammad Rahmatullah Mir Al-Qasimi, Mufti Azam Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam Farooqi, Agha Syed Mujtaba Abbas Al-Mousavi Al-Safvi, Dr Sameer Ahmad Shafi Siddiqi, Mufti Ejaz-ul-Hasan Bande, Dr Abdul Rahman War, Molana Ghulam Hassan Fazili, Moulana Mushtaq Mohiuddin, Moulana Mansoor-ul-Haq Hashmi, Mohtaram Abdul Rashid, Mohtaram Shahid Saleem from the Jammu region, Mufti Ghulam Rasool Samoon and Moulana M S Rehman Shams.
The conference was presided over by Mufti Azam Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam Farooqi, led and organied by Mufti Mudassir Qadri. Moulana M S Rehma Shams served as the host.
The speakers emphasized the need to hold such meetings and conferences in every district of Kashmir in light of the current societal situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The speakers said the Kashmiri society is facing the serious concern of drugs addiction and other intoxicants including alcohol among its youth and children while many social ills have also crept onto the social scene and community life and on the other hand, some opportunistic elements are engaged in attempts to disrupt the sectarian and communal harmony of the region, which has to be resisted resolutely.
The speakers unanimously expressed their commitment to continue to united struggle against all these serious threats and negative factors under the leadership of Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir. They praised Mirwaiz’s efforts for state wise campaign against these serious social challenges being faced by the nation . They also urged the heads of all religious, and social organisations, including NGOs and Imams and scholars, to contribute at their respective levels to resolve the problems facing society.
In conclusion Moulana M S Rehman Shams, in the absence of Mirwaiz e Kashmir, conveyed his message to the participants of the conference and the people of district Shopian. He said that, as a community, the severe challenges and difficulties we face today demand that we firmly follow the teachings of Quran and Sunnah and firmly stand together under the banner of unity and thwart the malicious intentions of disruptive elements.
Mufti Mudassir Qadri, the organiser of the conference, thanked all the invited scholars and attendees for making the conference a success. He expressed hope that every effort would be made to ensure the participation of Mirwaiz in the next conference.
