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Charred wood, all that remains of Dastigheer Sahib's shrine

A Kashmiri Muslim woman grieves as unseen fire services personnel and volunteers clear debris from the charred remains of the 200-year old shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, also known as Dastigheer Sahib, in downtown Srinagar on June 27, 2012. PHOTO : AFP

Kashmiri pedestrians walk past the charred remains of the 200-year old shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, also known as Dastigheer Sahib, in downtown Srinagar on June 27, 2012. PHOTO : AFP

Bystanders (2nd and 3rd R) grieve as fire services personnel and volunteers clear debris from the charred remains of the 200-year old shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, also known as Dastigheer Sahib, in downtown Srinagar on June 27, 2012. PHOTO : AFP

A Kashmiri Muslim volunteer helps clear debris inside the charred remains of the 200-year old shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, also known as Dastigheer Sahib, in downtown Srinagar on June 27, 2012. PHOTO : AFP

A firefighter clears debris inside the charred remains of the 200-year old shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, also known as Dastigheer Sahib, in downtown Srinagar on June 27, 2012. PHOTO : AFP

Fire services personnel and volunteers clear debris inside the charred remains of the 200-year old shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, also known as Dastigheer Sahib, in downtown Srinagar on June 27, 2012. PHOTO : AFP

A major fire gutted a 200-year-old, revered Sufi Muslim shrine in Indian Kashmir June 25, sparking clashes between police and residents in the region's summer capital Srinagar, police said. Nearly two dozen people were injured in the violence, triggered by anger at the perceived delayed response of firefighters in battling the blaze. PHOTO : AFP

A major fire gutted 200-year-old shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani in Indian Kashmir on Tuesday.

Hammad Mian

Jun 27, 2012 - 9:28PM

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Ya Allah save this ummah from shirk

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Sophist virtue

Jun 28, 2012 - 2:55AM

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@Hammad Mian:
Please educate yourself before taunting on others.

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MyHeartSpeaks

Jun 28, 2012 - 7:06AM

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@ Hammad

Ameen

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Taimur

Jun 28, 2012 - 10:18AM

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May Allah (SWT) guide these misguided people who commit shirk

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Peace for All

Jun 28, 2012 - 11:43AM

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@ Hammad

May Allah save us from your Aqaids.

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Lazarus

Jun 28, 2012 - 1:40PM

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Its funny to see how people tag everyone Mushrikeen as if they were Aalims.

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