London’s Muslim community celebrates Ramadan as COVID restrictions lift
Aarij Anwer, the director of Religious Affairs at the“We have nightly prayer services,” Anwer said. “This is something we have missed out on the last two years due to the pandemic. But now we’re able to come together and it feels amazing.”
Anwer says one of the most important aspects of Ramadan is “to experience the gathering of Muslims. All ties, from all backgrounds, every single night. It’s a very uplifting experience.”Ramadan is the celebration of the ninth lunar month in the Islamic calendar. It’s the most significant time of year for Muslims and is the time when the pillar of fasting is practiced, meaning they do not consume any food or drink from dawn to dusk.
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