BUDGAM, April 21 -- Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir, Dr. Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, after authorities allowed him, today visited Budgam to offer condolences on the demise of prominent and respected Islamic scholar Aga Syed Baqir Al-Moosavi.

Mirwaiz condoled with the bereaved family, including the sons of the late scholar-Aga Syed Ahmed, Aga Syed Abul Hasan-as well as the head of Aga family, Aga Syed Hassan Al-Moosavi Al-Safavi-and other members of the Aga family.

Speaking on the occasion, Mirwaiz paid glowing tribute to the invaluable contribution of the late scholar, terming his demise a huge loss to the religious and scholarly fabric of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that when an Aalim departs this world, he leaves behind a legacy of knowledge, guida...