Muslims in Durham Region prepare for the start of COVID-19 restriction-free Ramadan
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Muslims in Durham Region are looking forward to breaking their fast this Ramadan and praying in larger groups without COVID-19 restrictions.
Waqqas Syed is praying the obligatory prayer Muslims perform when entering a mosque.
With a COVID-19 restriction-free Ramadan beginning this weekend, he expects Quba Masjid in Ajax to be filled with Muslims doing the same.
“We are so excited because we are getting back to life again. We are waiting for this month of Ramadan desperately,” says Syed, the president of the Islamic Society of Ajax.
The month of Ramadan is observed by Muslims worldwide, starting and ending with a crescent moon sighting.
For 30 days from sunrise to sunset, those taking part fast, pray in close proximity, and have iftaar — to break fast — together.
But Muslims say the pandemic has affected the tradition.
“From the last two years it was like jail, people were very stuck in their homes, especially our seniors,” Syed says.
Syed says Ramadan this year is seemingly back to normal with social gathering and capacity limits lifted.
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