Srinagar, September 5, 2025: While addressing the faithful on the eve of Milad-un-Nabi (ﷺ) at the historic Jama Masjid Srinagar, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq extended heartfelt greetings and congratulations to the Muslims of Jammu & Kashmir and across the world. He said that our true love and respect for the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is not shown in words alone but must be reflected in following his noble teachings of truth, compassion, and service to humanity.
Mirwaiz said that the recent flood scare should serve as a reminder to both people and authorities. As a community, we have failed by encroaching upon flood channels and filling wetlands and narrowing the natural safeguards . The authorities too have failed by not carrying out timely dredging of the Jhelum, neglecting embankments, and ignoring comprehensive flood management despite the painful lessons of 2014. Without such measures, even moderate rainfall causes waterlogging and submergence.
He stressed that dredging the Jhelum is essential to clear the silt caused by erosion, to restore the river’s depth and flow, to regulate the extraction of sand for construction in a sustainable way, and even to revive the river’s historic role as a navigable waterway connecting the Valley.
At the same time, Mirwaiz urged people to help each other in these trying days, standing by those whose homes and fields have been damaged.
