Srinagar, Dec 11:(KNS) Jammu and Kashmir Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), headed by the incarcerated Mirwaiz Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq who continues to be under house arrest for the last one-and-a-half years, has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of one of its leaders and renowned religious scholar, Moulana Noor Ahmad Trali. The MMU paid rich tribute to the deceased for his religious, educational and social reform services in Tral and its adjacent areas.

Noor Ahmad Trali was not only an experienced and ideological scholar but also among the founding members of the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema, the MMU said in a statement.

The deceased used to participate in meeting of the MMU and has many a times offered his valuable suggestions regarding the issues concerning the nation and millat, the statement said.

The MMU Chairman Mirwaiz Dr Moulvi Muhammd Umar Farooq while paying rich tribute to Moulana Noor Ahmad Trai termed his demise as a religious and educational loss. The Mirwaiz hailed the deceased for his unflinching and selfless services in Tral which include the establishment of Dar-ul-Uloom and Dar-ul-Banaat and consequently spreading of mission through these institutions.

The Majlis-e-Ulema, on behalf of all its members, expressed condolence and solidarity with the bereaved family of Moulana Noor Ahmad Trali, and prayed for highest standards in Janmah for the deceased.(KNS)