Ramadan typically draws tens of thousands of Muslims daily to the mosque and the adjoining Dome of the Rock for evening prayers known as Taraweeh. The decision to ban Muslim prayer at the 35-acre complex, revered by Jews as the Temple Mount and site of the Jewish temples of antiquity, extends a March 23 ban on Muslim prayer there. Muslims should "perform prayers in their homes during the month of Ramadan, to preserve their safety," the council said. Jerusalem has sites sacred to Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and all three religions have taken coronavirus precautions. Typically large Passover prayers at Jerusalem's Western Wall, the holiest place Jews are allowed to pray in the city, were attended by only a handful of worshippers.

Source: bd News24 April 16, 2020 16:07 UTC