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Muslims: Online sermons replace mosque activities

Ms Siti Aishah Mohd Kassim, her mother Rahmah Haji Karim and her nephew Muhammad Timidzi Zulkeffle watch lectures by local Muslim religious leaders online as mosques are closed until Thursday.
Ms Siti Aishah Mohd Kassim, her mother Rahmah Haji Karim and her nephew Muhammad Timidzi Zulkeffle watch lectures by local Muslim religious leaders online as mosques are closed until Thursday. ST PHOTO: KHALID BABA
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Every Friday between 1 and 2pm, Mr Ahmad Rashideen is usually at Masjid Sultan in Kampong Glam for solat jumaat, or Friday prayers.

But on March 13, the 30-year-old financial adviser found himself having a meal at Zam Zam, the restaurant located across the 196-year-old mosque's entrance, instead.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on March 22, 2020, with the headline Muslims: Online sermons replace mosque activities. Subscribe