World Cup: Fans pause action for Friday prayers during first in a Muslim country

World Cup: Fans pause action for Friday prayers during first in a Muslim country

The Straits Times - Sports·2022-11-26 06:01

DOHA - As noon approached, muezzins across Qatar called Muslim soccer players, fans and officials to the first Friday prayers of the first World Cup to take place in a Muslim country.

At the Ibrahim al-Khalil Mosque in Doha’s West Bay, with its towering minaret and carved wooden doors, they gathered for the weekly congregational prayer that many Muslims believe is obligatory.

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