{"id":16489,"date":"2022-05-02T13:45:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T13:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/mufti-hitimana-urges-muslims-to-maintain-prayerful-lifestyle"},"modified":"2022-05-02T13:51:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T13:51:22","slug":"mufti-hitimana-urges-muslims-to-maintain-prayerful-lifestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/photo\/mufti-hitimana-urges-muslims-to-maintain-prayerful-lifestyle","title":{"rendered":"Mufti Hitimana urges Muslims to maintain prayerful lifestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Mufti Hitimana has urged all Muslims to maintain a prayerful lifestyle even after the Ramadan period, and work hard as well as continue extending support to the needy.<\/p>\n

The Mufti made this call on Monday, May, 2 during national prayers celebrating Eid al-Fitr\u2014 a festive holiday that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, that were held at Kigali Stadium in Nyamirambo.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy message is to urge the Muslim community to sustain activities of love, re-examining themselves, and approach Allah as well as continue working hard for a better future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Mufti went on to encourage Muslims to keep on respecting all prevention measures in the fight against COVID-19, and stay away from habits that might lead to the violation of the directives to fight the virus.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been years without such mass turn-up in prayers. Now we thank God for it and in order to keep it, we have to be more vigilant with all covid-19 measures for us to avoid getting back to the hard times of the pandemic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In addition, he pointed out that having such an opportunity of allowing a huge number to pray, as well as recording a few positive cases, in general, is a result of the effort that was put into all prevention measures.<\/p>\n

\u201cMuslims have to celebrate responsibly to avoid any loopholes which can lead to the increase of covid-19 cases. We are still in times of fighting the spread of coronavirus,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the challenges that Muslims might have faced during the Ramadan period, he said that none were experienced noting that they started and ended Ramadan well.<\/p>\n

He also revealed that this year\u2019s annual Hajj (Holy pilgrimage) in Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia will be resumed, after two years of being on halt. However, due to covid-19, only 38 Rwandan Muslims will be allowed to attend it.<\/p>\n\r\n