Muslims in Indonesia’s Aceh flocked to the province’s grand mosque on Thursday night to attend mass Taraweeh prayers - an additional prayer at night during the Islamic fasting month Ramadan.
While many of them wore masks, they still prayed closely together, defying the Indonesian government’s physical distancing guidance.
“I’m scared of dying because of coronavirus, but I don’t let it stress me out and scare me out of praying. The most important thing is to maintain our personal hygiene by washing my hands and wearing masks,” Putri Sarah told BBC Indonesia.
Another congregation member, Wahyuka, said that he went to the mosque because his children forced him to.
“I myself am scared of praying together, that is why I prayed far from other people’s lines,” he said.
Marini Kristiani, a sociologist from Syiah Kuala University in Aceh, said that many Acehnese people pay more attention to fatwas, or Islamic rulings, issued by local religious figures than the central government.
Aceh is the only region in Indonesia that implements Islamic sharia law. The province also still carries out public flogging. The latest was on Tuesday, when six people were flogged for violating Islamic law - only one wore a mask.
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