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Friday prayers in UAE: Mosques receive worshippers after 8 months
Dubai - The sermon delivered on the day touched on the importance of being thankful.
<p>The prayers were offered after a gap of 37 weeks. <strong><em>Photo by Shihab/ KT</em></strong></p>
<p>Worshippers should take their own personal copies of the Holy Quran or read it from phones or tabs. <strong><em>- Photo by Shihab/ KT</em></strong></p>
<p>The sermon delivered on the day touched on the importance of being thankful.<em><strong> Photo by Shihab/ KT</strong></em></p>
<p>Mosques took in 30 per cent of its capacity on the day, as worshippers turned up wearing masks and clutching their own prayer mats. <em><strong>Photo by Shihab/ KT</strong></em></p>
<p>Imams hailed and thanked the authorities for resuming the Friday prayers amid strict safety measures. - <em><strong>Photo by Shihab/ KT</strong></em></p>
<p>Awqaf urged worshippers to avoid crowding, especially at the entrances and exits of the mosque. <em><strong>Photo by Ryan Lim/ KT</strong></em></p>
<p>All the worshippers wore masks and maintained a 1.5-metre distance between each other. <em><strong>- Photo by Ryan Lim/ KT</strong></em></p>
<p>Worshippers turned up as early as 11.45am to secure a spot inside mosques.<em><strong>Photo by Shihab/KT</strong></em></p>
<p>The duration of the Juma Khutba (Friday sermon) and prayer was limited to 10 minutes. - <em><strong>Photo by Ryan Lim/ KT</strong></em></p>
<p>Mosques had opened 30 minutes before the sermon started and closed 30 minutes after the prayers. <em><strong>- Photo by Shihab/ KT</strong></em></p>
<p> Senior citizens, people with chronic illnesses and children were not allowed to attend the Friday prayers at mosques.- <em><strong>Photo by Shihab/ KT</strong></em></p>
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