Serious Cameroon: Thousands of Muslims defy virus restrictions, one says obeying them would disobey Muhammad and Qur’an

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Cameroon: Thousands of Muslims defy virus restrictions, one says obeying them would disobey Muhammad and Qur’an

It is clear from this that for many Muslims, Islamic obligations supersede every other duty, loyalty, or allegiance. Western analysts should take notice of this (but they won’t), because jihad warfare against unbelievers is also an Islamic obligation (cf. Qur’an 8:39, 9:29, etc.), and the reaction of these Muslims in Cameroon to coronavirus restrictions is an indication of how some of their coreligionists will react to obeying secular laws in Europe, North America, and elsewhere.

“Muslims in Cameroon Defy Eid-al Fitr Prayer, May 24, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

YAOUNDE, CAMEROON – Thousands of Muslims in Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde, have defied Sunday’s ban of Eid-al Fitr public prayers, ordered as part of measures to stop the spread of COVID-19. There have been 4,400 confirmed cases and 197 deaths in the central African state in less than three months. The ban was announced after more than 500 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Cameroon within 24 hours.
Speaking via a messaging application from his residence, Mamadi Mahamat, the highest government official in Yaounde’s second district, said he was surprised that many Muslims were ignoring government instructions that Eid-al Fitr prayers not be held this year in public spaces, with thousands of faithful coming out to pray as has been traditional in Cameroon.
He said he had asked police to make sure Muslims do not have access to the two main public prayer grounds in Yaounde’s second district after he was told thousands had defied his instructions to pray at home and were insisting on saying their prayers at the public prayer grounds. He says all imams and Muslim leaders in Yaounde should also respect the commitment they took to only pray in three of the district’s 42 mosques, maintaining social distancing.
Mahamat said the ban on prayers in public spaces traditionally used by Muslims on feast days was taken to stop the spread of the coronavirus after 514 people tested positive on Wednesday alone, bringing the number of COVID-19 cases to 4,400, with 197 deaths in Cameroon in less than three months.
Muslim Issa Karimou said that although he is aware of the dangers of COVID-19, he prayed in public with other Muslims as a sign of respect to the teachings of the Quran.
He said he would be disobeying the Prophet Muhammad and the teachings of the Quran if he failed to say Eid prayers in public together with other Muslims. He said that without the prayers, his 30 days of fasting from dawn to dusk during Ramadan would be in vain, and that the government should instead encourage Muslims to pray constantly for Allah’s grace and protection as people are being infected and are dying of COVID-19….

 

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If the swedish can do it, so can the cameroonians. Stop being scared silly by the virus.the faster the younger people get it, the better.