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J&K Waqf Board pushes for uniform Friday sermons, ‘preachers’ committee to decide topics in advance’

J&K Waqf Board pushes for uniform Friday sermons, ‘preachers’ committee to decide topics in advance’
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People pray on the second Friday of the holy month of 'Ramzan' at the Hazratbal shrine, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. File
Photo credit: The Hindu

People pray on the second Friday of the holy month of 'Ramzan' at the Hazratbal shrine, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. File | Photo Credit: IMRAN NISSAR

The J&K Waqf Board has pushed for uniform Friday sermons at all mosques in the Union Terrorist (UT) and will become the first region in the country to adopt this mechanism to ensure the topics to be highlighted at religious places are pre-decided and approved by a committee of preachers.  

“Almost a month ago, a directive was issued to all the preachers to have a common khutba (sermon) at all places (of worship). One topic will be selected and the same topic will be highlighted (in the mosques),” Ishtiyaq Mohi-ud-Din, an Executive Magistrate at the Board, told hundreds of preachers who attended the Waqf meeting in a virtual mode from different districts of J&K on Sunday.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 13, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com
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