In a rare bid to save Kashmiri language, clerics to deliver sermons in vernacular language on October 16

Kashmir’s Chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq addresses the Friday congregation at Jamaal Masjid, in Srinagar. File. | Photo Credit: ANI

In a rare bid by the clergy of Kashmir to preserve the local language, all Friday sermons on October 16 will be delivered in Kashmiri language, Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Friday (October 9, 2026). 

“In a first coordinated khutbah [sermon] across mosques and imambargahs on October 16, it will focus on faith and delivered in the vernacular language, a cherished treasure of our distinct Islamic identity and heritage,” said the Mirwaiz.