SONGKHLA, April 24 (TNA) — Muslims started their fasting month of Ramadan quietly today as their spiritual leaders told them to observe the fasting period at home to help contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The management of all mosques in the southern province suspended all religious activities that would otherwise gather followers. The activities included daily prayers en masse and nightly feasts.
Local Muslims were advised to pray and fast at home in compliance with an instruction of the Chularatchamontri Office.
The management of some mosques had their additional restrictions. The Pakistan mosque in Hat Yai district, for example, suspended all activities including cooking, banned all gatherings of more than five people and required visitors to keep a distance of at least one meter from each other.
It was the first quiet Ramadan. Conventionally mosques would be crowded with believers gathering for daily and nightly Islamic activities. (TNA)
