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Call imam Elforkani after big turnout at prayer call: ‘Stay at home’

Several mosques in the city made an amplified prayer call for the first time this afternoon at two o’clock. Many people came to the Westermoskee to experience that special moment. And that is precisely not the intention, says imam Yassin Elforkani.

The prayer call was heard this afternoon at the initiative of the Council of Moroccan Mosques in North Holland (RVM). “We are doing this to support our society and we ask our Creator to be firm in this difficult time,” the RVM wrote in a press release.

Crowds

The idea is that the call will now be heard every Friday, as long as the corona crisis continues. Elforkani, main imam of the Blue Mosque in Slotervaart, where the call has been heard every Friday since late last year, hopes that fewer people will come to the mosques next week. “I urge them to stay at home. Because this is really not the intention. ”

Mustafa Simsek, board member of the Westermoskee, explains the idea behind the call. “Everyone has the same problem. No one can go to mosques and churches now. We thought: now is a good time to shake everyone up and say: stand strong, we are all in good standing, pay attention to your surroundings. ‘

‘Call for prayer tricky point’

However, not everyone is positive about the initiative. VVD councilor Daan WIjnants calls it ‘not a good thing’. ‘The reinforced prayer call is a tricky point in the relationship between neighborhood and mosque. The intention may be good, but this will also bother many local residents. The mayor must talk to the mosques. “

“Send a message,” Simsek tells people who aren’t happy with the call in their area. ‘Then we can make an appointment or email and we can discuss it. We make it negotiable. “

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