Srinagar, Jan. 1 -- Former Mayor of Srinagar, Junaid Azim Mattu has paid glowing tributes to Mirwaiz Allama Rasool Shah (RA) on his 117th death anniversary today.

While reflecting on what he termed as the "monumental legacy of Mirwaiz Allama Rasool Shah Sahab (RA)", Mattu said his life was a testament to the fact that our greatest strength lies in the harmony of faith and reason, of spiritual depth, social introspection and societal reform.

"When you consider his founding of the Anjuman Nusrat-ul-Islam in 1899, you see how his vision was far ahead of his time. In his work you can see the awakening of a collective conscience in Kashmir. He captured the very essence of Kashmir. His vision embodied Kashmir's soul, the very serenity of our ...