Mirwaiz to deliver Friday sermon at Chrar-i-Sharief shrine amid sermon framework row

Srinagar, Oct 15 (UNI) Amid a political and religious backlash over the proposed common framework for sermons, Kashmir's chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is set to deliver Friday sermon at Chrar-i-Sharief shrine. The Chrar-i-Sharief shrine, one of the most revered Muslim shrines in Jammu and Kashmir, is administered by the J&K Waqf Board, headed by Darakhshan Andrabi, a senior BJP leader. The Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar, headed by the Mirwaiz, announced that the Kashmir chief cleric would deliver a special address at the shrine on Friday in keeping with tradition. According to the Anjuman, Mirwaiz will speak on the…