Berlin church hosts Muslims for Friday prayers because of social distancing rules
On the 22nd of May, the Martha Lutheran Church decided to host Muslims for Friday prayer since the nearby Dar Assalam mosque could only receive fifty people due to coronavirus restrictions.
A Berlin church hosted Muslims who were unable to fit into their mosque for Friday prayers because of social distancing guidelines, Reuters reported.
“It is a great sign and it brings joy in Ramadan and joy amid this crisis,” said Mohamed Taha Sabry, the mosque’s imam.
The church’s pastor, Monika Matthias, said she had felt moved by the Muslim call to prayer and even took part in the ceremony by giving a speech in German.
According to Reuters, the Islamic Council, an umbrella group of 400 mosques, said in April that many face bankruptcy because the closures stretched into the holy fasting month of Ramadan, usually a vital period for donations.
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Photo is courtesy of Flickr (Martha Lutheran Church, Berlin).
