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Ramadan and Covid-19, Measures taken in the holy month in 2021

 A religious and very important month for Muslims, Ramadan has approached again during the ongoing Pandemic known as Covid-19. This year will be more widely challenging than the last year. A wholesome of Religious Gatherings and Prayers are observed in the Holy month of Ramadan across the Muslim estates worldwide. As seen in the recent news, The Covid-19 pandemic is rebounding all over the world with a new massive wave. More than 3 million lives are lost due to the rising number of infections. All the Muslim countries are analyzing this Ramadan and Covid-19 situation in 2021.



The Alarming State

This Ramadan is considered more endangered than the previous one. Because Covid-19 has become more mutated than before. New cases of the virus reported in Pakistan have reached 726K. Whereas the government eased the restriction despite the implementation. As in Ramadan, many communal prayers take place in mosques. The President of Pakistan Arif Alvi suggested the religious scholars implement the Covid-19 guidelines to ensure safety. He has also urged that old-aged people should not go to the mosques as they are more prone to catch the virus. As prevention is only sticking to strict SOPs because no strict lockdown has been imposed by the government yet. The second challenge that is going hand in hand is the world's economy becoming completely perished. People have lost their jobs and are barely able to handle their expenditures. The government of Pakistan is still trying to come over the problem of price hikes. Which continues to grow for various daily necessities goods. People find it difficult because of this, as to how will they survive this Ramadan in this inflation and high prices.

Mosque Restrictions

The collision of Ramadan and Covid-19 has not just affected Pakistan but has also affected other Muslim majority. Countries like Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and other countries are striving to survive the pandemic along with economical conditions. As some countries, like Egypt, have decided to allow Friday Prayers and Taraweeh to be offered in Mosques. Ensuring precautions and have urged people to decrease the duration of the prayers as well. Likewise in Saudi Arabia, It

has forbid the mosques to host iftar and to perform I'tikaaf. With worshippers coming to the mosques instructed to maintain social distance to prevent a rapid spread of the virus. It has also limited the duration of Taraweeh to 30 minutes.

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The Holy month of Ramadan and the Covid-19 situation have caught up with Iran severely. As the Covid cases, there have risen to 2 million. Iran's health minister advised praying at home.

Also suggesting to hold group prayers once a day with limited people and proper guidelines. Iran has also introduced "aid packages" for Ramadan intended for approximately 60 million people. Muslims all around the world have very much faith in the month of Ramadan. They believe that as many prayers they'll do their prayers in this month will be answered by Allah. It is only Prayers that can protect us from this deadly virus. Let's hope this Ramadan brings a lot of blessings and protection from the deadly covid-19 for all Muslims worldwide.

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