Onlykashmir.in News Desk
Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq used his Friday address at the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar to speak on the reality of death, accountability in the Hereafter and the need for people to reflect on how they live and how they treat others.
The Mirwaiz said remembrance of death should not lead to fear or despair. Instead, it should nurture humility, self-correction and a greater sense of responsibility. He urged worshippers to examine their conduct honestly, make amends with those they had wronged, fulfil the rights of family members and fellow human beings, and steer clear of hatred, jealousy, bitterness and needless disputes.
Expressing concern over growing materialism and weakening social bonds, he said people often become so consumed by worldly pursuits that relationships, compassion and concern for others are pushed aside. Wealth, status and position are temporary, he stressed, while a person’s character, conduct and treatment of others carry lasting significance.
He particularly called upon people to resolve family disputes, strengthen ties with parents and relatives, help the poor and vulnerable, and seek forgiveness from those whose rights may have been violated. These, he said, are not optional virtues but obligations that every believer must take seriously while there is still time to act.
The Mirwaiz added that society becomes healthier and more compassionate when individuals cultivate the habit of self-accountability and understand that every action carries responsibility and consequence. A community, he suggested, is only as strong as the conscience of the people who make it up.
The sermon came from the pulpit of one of the Valley’s most prominent places of worship, where the Friday congregation has long been addressed by Kashmir’s chief cleric on matters of faith, ethics and community life. The themes he chose, family harmony, humility and care for the less fortunate, speak to concerns widely felt in a society where pressures of livelihood and changing lifestyles can strain relationships.
His message was framed less as a call for fear than as an invitation to introspection. By asking worshippers to repair broken ties and seek forgiveness before it is too late, the Mirwaiz placed personal reform at the centre of social renewal, a point likely to resonate with families across Kashmir.
