‘Now it has come to zero’: India’s Ramadan under lockdown shuts crucial revenue season for businesses
“As the lockdown is continuing, it’s a good opportunity for us to do as much ibadat as possible while staying at home,” Mufti Mohammad Ashfaq Kazi of Mumbai’s Jama Masjid told Salaam Gateway.
“We have appealed people not to assemble even on their building terraces or compounds to offer taraweeh prayers.”
The Mufti’s appeal to India’s Muslims is typical from community leaders and Islamic clerics as the country remains under COVID-19 lockdown. But as the faithful feed their souls through fasting and prayers during the holy month of Ramadan, businesses, particularly small traders and pop-up shop owners, are brutally hit by a loss of earnings.
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