{"id":61193,"date":"2014-11-01T07:48:42","date_gmt":"2014-11-01T07:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=61193"},"modified":"2014-11-01T07:48:42","modified_gmt":"2014-11-01T07:48:42","slug":"muslims-pray-against-ebola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=61193","title":{"rendered":"Muslims pray against Ebola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of Muslims in the Wa municipality in the Upper West Region on Friday observed special prayers at the Wa central mosque for Ghana against the deadly Ebola disease.<\/p>\n<p>The prayers which lasted for about 2 hours was at the instance of the leadership of the muslem community in Wa, in their bid to contribute to the overall national effort to stop the outbreak of the deadly disease in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Alhaji Sulemana Haroon Bakuri, the Imam of the mosque led the prayers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/muslim-praying-againt-ebola-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61165\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/muslim-praying-againt-ebola-4.jpg\" alt=\"muslim praying againt ebola 4\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/muslim-praying-againt-ebola-4.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/muslim-praying-againt-ebola-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/muslim-praying-againt-ebola-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Quoting a narration by Abu Huraira(RA) one of the closest associates of the Holy Prophet of Islam, Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) the Imam said \u201cwhen calamity befalls your neighbour, you must protect yourself with Allah\u2019s blessings, immune yourself with arms-giving, treat the sick with charity and face every disaster with prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He called on muslems throughout Ghana to pray for scientist and researchers in their bid to end the spread of the disease and for God to protect Ghana from the distress of the virus in the event of an outbreak.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/muslim-praying-againt-ebola-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61163\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/muslim-praying-againt-ebola-2.jpg\" alt=\"muslim praying againt ebola 2\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/muslim-praying-againt-ebola-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/muslim-praying-againt-ebola-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/muslim-praying-againt-ebola-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Alhaji Sulemana admonished muslems to pray for the president and the entire leadership of Ghana so that God will grant them courage and high sense of coordination, reminding the muslem community that \u201cif the is an outbreak of Ebola, we cannot embark on our annual pilgrimage to Mecca.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He appealed to all religious bodies to also organize prayers against the killer disease.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/muslim-praying-againt-ebola.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61168\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/muslim-praying-againt-ebola.jpg\" alt=\"muslim praying againt ebola\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/muslim-praying-againt-ebola.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/muslim-praying-againt-ebola-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/muslim-praying-againt-ebola-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;hMy0dOpHpmGInSYtkmJ1lp5J9YG4t1lr&#8221;]Recently,\u00a0Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams said the <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/10\/13\/ebola-looking-for-door-to-enter-ghana-duncan-williams\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>\u201cdemonic\u201d Ebola Virus Disease had targeted Ghana<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>as its next destination by November.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana has tested more than 100 suspected cases at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) but none has proven positive.<\/p>\n<p>Duncan-Williams said fervent prayer and fasting are imperative to prevent an outbreak in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By:Mahama Latif\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of Muslims in the Wa municipality in the Upper West Region on Friday observed special prayers at the Wa central mosque for Ghana against the deadly Ebola disease. 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