2021
DOI: 10.17159/2413-3027/2021/v34n1a4
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Covid-19, Congregational Worship, and Contestation over 'Correct' Islam in South Africa

Abstract: In response to the global Coronavirus pandemic, South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national lockdown on March 26, 2020, which suspended, among other things, congregational worship. A group of Muslims made an urgent court application for permission to pray in mosques, which was dismissed on April 30, 2020, with the judiciary weighing in on the side of the public health good. This struggle over congregational prayers brought into the open, differences among Muslims in South Africa that have been… Show more

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