An Emirati newspaper wrote that the UAE "united the peoples of the world with Thursday prayers to overcome the Corona pandemic," after the Emirates-based "Human Brotherhood Committee" called for a collective day to be devoted to praying in the shadow of the Corona pandemic, while singers responded with sarcastic tweets.
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed announced his solidarity with the call made by the committee to set aside Thursday 14 May this day a day of prayer and fasting and to go to God Almighty with one voice to preserve mankind, and to help it to overcome the pandemic, and restore security, stability, health and development to it.
The newspaper "Emirates Today" said that the Human Fraternity Committee launched last Saturday the Thursday Prayer Initiative, in which it called on people all over the world to go to God by praying, fasting, supplication and good deeds, every individual in his place, according to his religion, belief or sect, in order to raise God is an epidemic of corona.
Those who call on you more than those who call against Corona. |
The newspaper sparked controversy and mockery among the tweeters who asked about the doctrine that legalized the "Thursday prayer", asserting that it does not exist in anyone's religion.
They said that the policies of the Emirates and Muhammad bin Zayed are more dangerous to the world than Corona, while others said that "those who call on you (Muhammad bin Ayd) are more than they call against Corona." Ablution to her and whether it is sterilized "being the Corona prayer," as others have stated that it is an innovation in religion, and that it is just "a failed propaganda".
On the other hand, Emirati singers praised the move and praised the efforts of their country and the efforts of Bin Zayed, according to them, to tolerate religions and help other peoples.
Since it is Thursday prayer, you expect ablution with water, tayammum with dust, or bursting with fire ,,, or with sterilizers, as it is the krona prayer - The Control (@ msa3738) May 6, 2020 |
It is noteworthy that the Human Fraternity Committee is derived from the "Human Fraternity Document" for world peace and coexistence, which was signed in Abu Dhabi by Sheikh Al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, and Pope Francesco, the Pope of the Catholic Church.
"I welcome the noble humanitarian call made by the Supreme Committee for Human Fraternity to invite people around the world to pray, pray and do good, in order for God to lift the pandemic of Corona from our human family," the account of Al-Azhar in Twitter reported.
As Pope Francesco said in his Twitter account, "I accepted the proposal of the Supreme Committee for Human Fraternity that faithful of all religions be spiritually united, on May 14, on the day of prayer and fasting in order to pray to God in order to help humankind overcome the Corona epidemic."