In a rare bid to save Kashmiri language, clerics to deliver sermons in vernacular language on October 16

Mirwaiz made the announcement on the urs (special occasion) of Hazrat Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani, a local saint from BudgamIn a rare bid by the clergy of Kashmir to preserve the local language, all Friday sermons on October 16 will be delivered in Kashmiri language, Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Friday (October 9, 2026).