In a first, BBC broadcasts Friday sermon on radio

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The Friday Sermon first broadcast BBC Radio was on April 2 and will continue every Friday at 5:50 am

Wednesday April 8, 2020 11:08 AM, ummid.com News Network

London: As the world is under Coronavirus lockdown, mosques are shut, and daily and Friday prayers are suspended, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has begun airing Friday Sermon on 14 local radio stations to help local Muslims.

Weekly sermon is delivered before the noon prayers every Friday. The sermon has recitation from Quran, the Hadith of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and the guidance from the two about the latest happenings around and in the world.

According to local media reports, the Friday Sermon first broadcast was on April 2 and will continue every Friday at 5:50 am.

A different imam will lead the broadcast, reciting a verse from the Quran or a saying from the Prophet Muhammad, then translate it and talk about its relevance, followed by a minute of prayer, the report said.

The stations’ audiences are in parts of Britain with large Muslim communities — Leeds, Sheffield, Lancashire, Manchester, the West Midlands, Leicester, Stoke, Derby, Nottingham, Coventry and Warwickshire, the Three Counties, Merseyside, Berkshire and London.

“Local radio is all about connecting communities, and we hope these weekly reflections will go some way to helping Muslims feel a sense of community while they are isolating,” said Chris Burns, the head of BBC Local Radio.

The British government ordered all places of worship closed on March 23 as part of its measures aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).

Days before the announcement, more than 375 mosques and prayer facilities suspended congregational activities, according to the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB).

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