Numbers of those praying at Al-Aqsa during Friday prayers have fallen in recent weeks. FMTNews Covid19
JERUSALEM: Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock will shut their doors until further notice, religious authorities said on Sunday, in a move to protect worshippers at Islam’s third holiest site.
“The Islamic Waqf department decided to shut down the enclosed prayer places inside the blessed Aqsa Mosque, and until further notice, as a protective measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus,” Sheikh Omar Al-Kiswani, the Director of Al-Aqsa Mosque, told Reuters. Al-Aqsa Mosque was built in the 8th century and Muslims regard it as next only to Mecca and Medina in importance.
Israel’s Chief Rabbinate said last week that Jewish worshippers should not come to the Western Wall or pray en masse there.
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