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View all search resultsThe Jakarta administration has called on all Muslims living in Jakarta’s red zones to avoid mass prayers during Idul Adha (Day of Sacrifice), which is expected to fall on July 31, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo performed Idul Fitri prayers with his family and a few aides in front of the Bayurini Pavilion of Bogor Palace in West Java, in accordance with the government’s proscription of mass prayers during the COVID-19 outbreak.
I am not saying that “online mass” may liturgically raise a problem in terms of eroding the participation of worshippers in celebrations. We should realize that real rituals in any religion are never generic and never exist in books or media. Nothing on a YouTube channel, for example, is a ritual.
Shortly after sunset, Muslims in the ancient Israeli port city of Jaffa filed quietly into an empty parking lot for Ramadan prayers, after the coronavirus outbreak forced mosques to close in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Indonesia's second largest Muslim organization Muhammadiyah is suggesting Muslims should not perform the tarawih night prayers during the fasting month of Ramadan or Idul Fitri prayers publicly should the COVID-19 situation not improve.
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