Srinagar, July 15 -- The meeting, according to an MMU statement, was called to discuss the 'provocative and widely condemned' remarks made by senior Peoples Conference leader Imran Raza Ansari, their reverberations across the Valley, and the heated reaction they provoked, particularly on social media platforms.

The gathering was attended by prominent religious leaders including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Grand Mufti Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam, Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi, Maulana Masroor Abbas Ansari, Agha Syed Mohammad Hadi, Mufti Nazir Ahmad Qasmi, Maulana Showkat Hussain Keng, Maulana Rahmatullah Qasimi and Mufti Mohammad Yaqoob Baba.

In a unanimous resolution, the MMU reaffirmed that the sanctity and honour of the Sahaba (the revered Companions)...