Online prayers, shuttered mosques, and breaking the fast without relatives and friends: Muslims around the world are adjusting to Ramadan under social distancing rules
Ramadan typically draws tens of thousands of Muslims daily to the mosque and the adjoining Dome of the Rock. Worshippers will instead have to watch prayers on television.Governments in Asian countries with large Muslim populations urged people to keep their distance while observing Ramadan.
On Thursday, his government extended curbs on movement until May 12, cancelled popular evening bazaars and banned attendance at mosque prayers as well as travel back to people’s hometowns. “It’s the same in the mosque or at home,” said Agustustani. “For me, no matter where we are, prayers must go on, even though we cannot pray in the mosque.”
Some said their fate was not in their hands, although many wore masks as they lined up shoulder-to-shoulder to pray. The All India Islamic Centre of religious teaching will livestream recitations from the Koran, the Muslim holy book, every evening. Bangladesh has ordered mosques to restrict Ramadan evening prayers to 12 people and banned iftar gatherings, while Sri Lanka has closed mosques.
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