Gulf Today

DOORS OF MOSQUES

- Hanif A. Patel Gujarat, India

In a coronaviru­s-blighted year, doors of mosques are reopening for worshipper­s with the first Friday prayers ater the prolonged eight months.

Resuming regular prayers at the mosque rejuvenate­s devotees’ spirit. As congregati­onal prayers embrace a semblance of normalcy, devotees are sure to be grateful for geting permission of prayers to be performed at sacred places.

It is a wonderful moment that once again worshipper­s get an opportunit­y to offer Friday prayers inside the mosque. To minimise the spread of COVID-19 pandemic all public gatherings were forced to shut down, including prayers. As a result the faithful were obliged to fulfil their duties at home. As a precaution and abiding by the health regulation, people were performing prayers five times at home but they felt in their hearts that they were spirituall­y missing the precious git of light and blessings from the Almighty.

While sincerely fulfilling Almighty’s commandmen­t at their own residence, they most eagerly ask the Almighty to remove the calamity from world and promptly open the mosques’ doors to worship and return human life to normal.

Although the Friday sermon and Jumma prayers will be conducted for a limited time the joy for devotees is unlimited because they are fortunate enough to participat­e in prayers with masses in the premises of the mosque. People should seriously follow the restricted measures while atending the congregati­on so that everyone stays safe and healthy.

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