(National-UAE) A Muslim cleric in France has rejected viral claims Ramadan will be “postponed” in some European countries and urged worshippers to not share reports suggesting so.
Rumours have spread across the Moroccan community in Belgium that Ramadan could be “cancelled” or pushed back because of the coronavirus. Comments by Mohammed Chatar, a well-known presenter, were blamed for the misinformation after he said authorities could be forced to make the move to protect weakened immune systems.
Local media said Mr Chatar’s claims spread like “wildfire” via social media and messaging services.
[Abdelmonaim] Boussenna, an imam at a mosque in Roubaix on the France-Belgium border, responded and asked: “What is this mysterious authority which has the capacity to cancel or postpone the fourth pillar of Islam?”
