Posted on 04/05/2022 5:22:30 PM PDT by marshmallow
Turkey's Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul held its first Tarawih prayer in 88 years late Friday, a special evening prayer during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
A number of events for Ramadan will also be held at the mosque, which was converted into a museum in 1934 and regained its status as a mosque in 2020, when it was opened for worship on July 24 of that year.
As part of COVID-19 restrictions in Turkey, however, the mosque could not be used since the pandemic began due to the risk of infection.
But with most of the population vaccinated and the number of new cases and fatalities declining and recoveries increasing daily, Turkish authorities decided to reopen the mosque for Ramadan, the holiest month of the year for Muslims.
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I think they mean Hagia Sophia Basilica.
The essence of TROP..
I hope I do not live to see the day when Notre Dame de Paris is similarly defiled.
The structure was originally a church, turned into a mosque.
Infuriating....
I’m surprised Bergoglio was not present.
Good point. Maybe he was there via Zoom.
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