{"id":12763,"date":"2026-02-20T18:14:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=12763"},"modified":"2026-02-20T18:14:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:14:42","slug":"thousands-gather-at-jamia-masjid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/thousands-gather-at-jamia-masjid\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands gather at Jamia Masjid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Srinagar, Feb 20 (KNO):\u00a0<\/strong>The air at Jamia Masjid Srinagar was fresh, charged with devotion and reverence, as thousands of worshippers poured into the centuries-old mosque on the first Friday of Ramadan, transforming its courtyard into a sea of faith.<\/p>\n<p>Amid soft whispers of prayer, the glow of mobile screens flickered as many followed Quranic recitations digitally, blending tradition with modernity.<\/p>\n<p>Kashmir&#8217;s chief religious cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, led the prayers, his voice rising and falling with intensity, calling for reflection, compassion and unity during these sacred days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRamadan is not just a ritual, but it is the purification of the soul, a call to kindness, and a time to reconnect with Allah. Let every prayer, whether read from paper or screen, awaken the heart,\u201d Mirwaiz, as reported by the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said.<\/p>\n<p>Among the crowd, emotions ran high. Tears rolled down from cheeks, hands pressed in prayer and a whisper of hope blended with the solemn rhythm of the azaan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt a wave of peace wash over me as I recited the Quran from my phone, yet felt surrounded by the collective heartbeat of thousands of believers,\u201d said Arsalan Rather, a young worshipper.<\/p>\n<p>Families, elders and children moved through the mosque\u2019s expansive courtyard, some holding rosaries, others quietly absorbed in prayer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing here at Jamia Masjid today, surrounded by so many people praying, I felt a deep sense of peace and connection to Allah,\u201d said Sahil, another devotee.<\/p>\n<p>Security personnel and volunteers worked tirelessly to maintain order, but the overwhelming sense of devotion was palpable.<\/p>\n<p>For many, this first Friday was not just the start of Ramadan, but a reminder that spirituality, in all its forms, can flourish even in a modern world<strong>\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar, Feb 20 (KNO):\u00a0The air at Jamia Masjid Srinagar was fresh, charged with devotion and reverence, as thousands of worshippers poured into the centuries-old mosque on the first Friday of Ramadan, transforming its courtyard into a sea of faith. Amid soft whispers of prayer, the glow of mobile screens flickered as many followed Quranic recitations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12763"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12765,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12763\/revisions\/12765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}