Muslims Appeal to Prez Akufo-Addo to Open Mosques in Last 10 Days of Ramadan

According to them, the last 10 days of the fasting month are very crucial and significant

Muslims Appeal to Prez Akufo-Addo to Open Mosques in Last 10 Days of Ramadan

Some Muslims in Ghana have appealed to government to consider opening up the mosques during the last 10 days of Ramadan, for prayers.

According to these concerned Muslims, the last 10 days of the fasting month are very crucial and significant hence, cannot be cancelled.

This comes at the back of the embargo place on all public gatherings by President Nana Akufo-Addo.

The ban affects funerals, festivals, mosque gatherings and church activities, as part of measures to stop the spread of novel coronavirus across in the country.

Expressing their concerns to Accra based JoyNews, the Muslims asserted that, they will not be discouraged to observe the 2020 Ramadan and still practice the safety protocols particularly social distancing, in their various homes.

“Our leaders have told us that they will hold the congregational prayers on Facebook and if you cannot access the internet then read the Holy Quran,” one said.

 

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However, they agreed that with the mosques shut and no congregational prayers, key components of this year’s Ramadan will to some degree, be disrupted.

“We [Muslims] all come together and pray to Allah as one people in the mosque but now because of the disease, we just have to be at home with our family to say the Tarawih prayer in our rooms.”

They were, however, hopeful that by the end of Ramadan, Allah will cleanse the world of the infectious Covid-19 and save His people.

Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic calendar observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community.