KENYAN MUSLIMS MAKE A REQUEST TO THE GOVERNMENT

Muslims in Mombasa are appealing to President Uhuru Kenyatta to delay the curfew ahead of the start of the holy month of Ramadhan.

Ramadhan is to begin around April 15.

However, the Muslims, mostly drawn from Kenya Muslim National Advisory Council, on Sunday said the curfews in the country will interfere with Taraweeh prayers.

Taraweeh are special prayers conducted during Ramadhan after the daily Isha prayers at around 8.30pm.

They are a special form of Islamic meditation meant to bring the faithful closer to God and the aim is to ensure one reads the entire Quran by the end of Ramadhan.

Kemnac chair Sheikh Juma Ngao said the 8pm curfew in the five locked down counties and the 10pm curfew in the others will mean Muslims will fail to conduct Taraweeh.

“Muslims in Nairobi, Nakuru, Kajiado, Kiambu and Machakos will not be able to conduct these prayers at all and those in the rest of the country will have little time to pray,” Sheikh Ngao said.

He spoke after a meeting of Kemnac officials to plan for Ramadhan at a hotel in Nyali.

By The Star

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