JERUSALEM, April 24 — The holy month of Ramadan began on Friday with Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem largely empty of worshippers as the coronavirus crisis forced authorities to impose unprecedented restrictions. During Ramadan, Muslims the world over join their families to...
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In a rare occurrence in Islam’s 1,400 year history, Mecca’s Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina — the religion’s two holiest locations — will be closed to the public during the fasting period. A handful of Muslim clerics in face masks knelt below the pulpit, keeping several feet apart in compliance with coronavirus restrictions.
Muslim men perform Friday prayers as they encourage social distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease at a mosque during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Madiun, East Java province, Indonesia, April 24, 2020. — Reuters picGovernments in Asian countries with large Muslim populations urged people to keep their distance while observing their faith as Ramadan began, shrouded in fear over the coronavirus.
In Indonesia, which has the world’s biggest Muslim population, President Joko Widodo urged people to work and pray at home. Indonesia has identified 7,775 infections, and 647 deaths, Asia’s highest toll outside China where the disease emerged. 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 recitation of two chapters of the Koran, the Muslim holy book, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. each day.
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