Mirwaiz Umar Farooq takes to facebook to stream his sermons live gets massive views

Srinagar: Kashmir’s head priest Mirwaiz Umar Farooq took to Facebook to stream his sermons live this Ramzan, to preserve and popularise wazkhani (the traditional delivery of sermons) and retain the centrality of Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid.

The online sermon became necessary because violent protests were deterring devotees from attending prayers at the mosque.

The Mirwaiz, who is also the Hurriyat chairman, first went live with his sermon on Ramzan’s last Friday and Shab-e-Qadar, where a night-long wazkhani is held at the 14th century Masjid.

The response has encouraged the Mirwaiz, since the webcast got 9,000 instant views, mainly from Kashmiris living in the U.S., the U.K. and Saudi Arabia. He now plans to stream Eid prayers live.

Source: Agencies

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