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Two Islamic academics and the As-Saadiqeen Islamic Center want the president to open places of worship when regulations are eased starting on Friday.
JOHANNESBURG – The Pretoria High Court is expected to issue a judgment this week on whether mosques can open prayers during Ramadan while the country remains closed.
Two Islamic academics and the As-Saadiqeen Islamic Center want President Cyril Ramaphosa to open places of worship when regulations are relaxed starting on Friday.
Last week, a group of Muslims were arrested while praying in Mpumalanga in violation of the Disaster Management Law.
Islamic scholars want mosques to be opened for Ramadan with a limited number of worshipers. They said that closing their place of worship was unconstitutional and unjustifiable.
But, in court last week, the state referred to South Korea’s so-called “patient 31”, a member of the church believed to have violated quarantine rules and ended up spreading the coronavirus.
In South Africa, millions of people of various denominations have suspended religious gatherings, including the Christian Church of Sion, which for the first time in history postponed its annual Easter pilgrimage in Moria, Limpopo.
Churches have been forced to adapt, and some have opted for alternative forms of worship, including online sermons.
For official information on COVID-19 from the Department of Health, click here.
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