Footage that surfaced online of worshippers taking part in the prayer while adhering to social distancing measures designed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.
“We have done holiday prayer as a nation in the open air with 700 people,” the Islamic Community Milli Goruş (IGMG), which organised the event, said.
“We would like to express our gratitude to the Wetzlar police, the Wetzlar regulatory office, to IKEA Wetzlar and others that made this extraordinary prayer possible. Have a blessed holiday,” the message, posted onto the group’s Wetzlar Facebook page, said.
Hundreds Gather at IKEA Parking Lot for Eid al-Fitr Prayers
Hundreds of Muslims safely gathered in an IKEA parking lot at the end of Ramadan for Eid al-Fitr prayers
Posted by NowThis on Tuesday, May 26, 2020
