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Solano Muslim community remains cohesive despite pandemic (sfbayview.com)

 

For Muslims, community is everything, especially those who find themselves residents of Solano. And during the pandemic, remaining apart together has allowed them to build stronger attachments in Allah and in each other.

The mass testing of COVID-19 has caused numerous dorms and residential cohorts at CSP to be either isolated or separated due to one person testing positive. When groups of residents are moved into quarantine buildings, they are only permitted on average 15 minutes per day to either shower or make a phone call generally with those in their specific group that were moved.

As for those who remained on the yards, the intricate loss and changes in each part of the Muslim community had caused ripples of instant adaptation that were trying at times. Everything from the understanding of prayer times to who has the ability to teach and recite prayers from the Holy Quran has been a period of exercising spiritual leadership.

To read more of R. J. Murphy's article, please click here.

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