Mirwaiz Foundation on Saturday urged people to observe social distancing and say prayers at home.
“As we are all facingunprecedented times in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, we earnestly beseechAllah for his divine intervention and mercy in the holy month of Ramadhan,”said a statement.
Itsaid tradionally Ramadhan was a month of collective prayers and piousgatherings at Jama Masjid and across other Masajid of Kashmir.
“But given the currentcircumstances, it’s in our very interest that we strictly observe socialdistancing and say our prayers at our home,” said the statement.
However, the statement said, to make most of this blessedmonth, the Foundation has curated a series of recorded sermons from last yearRamadhan majalis by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq who has not been able to take to thepulpit since August last year due to his continued house detention,” said thestatement.
Along with his sermons, the Foundation will be sharing audioclips of Majlis-e-Waz by Mufasir-e-Quran Mirwaiz Muhammad Yousuf Shah (RA) andMirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Farooq (RA) for benefit of listeners.