Coronavirus | Mosques in Kashmir educate their congregation on COVID-19 protocol

Prayers were also offered on Friday for victims of the pandemic

At the customary Friday sermons in mosques in the Kashmir valley, the focus now is on educating devotees on COVID-19-appropriate behaviour. Special prayers were also held for the victims. Jammu & Kashmir recorded its the highest ever 19 COVID-19 deaths in a single day in the past 24 hours. Khursheed Anzar, an imam (priest) of a mosque in Lal Bazaar, said the Friday sermons usually revolve around moral and Islamic education imparted by the Quran and the prophets. “But we decided to restrict the sermons to the pandemic by educating people on avoiding large gatherings, maintaining distance, and wearing masks,” Mr. Anzar said. Scores of mosques made an announcement on Friday, warning the elderly and ailing to avoid attending congregational prayers in mosques in a part of Srinagar city.