ISKANDAR PUTERI: The state authorities will suggest two units of revised customary working procedures (SOP) for congregational prayers in mosques and surau, certainly one of which is to dispose of bodily distancing.
“We’ve been receiving loads of enquiries from the general public who need to know when congregational prayers could be carried out prefer it was earlier than the pandemic,” stated Johor Islamic non secular affairs committee chairman Tosrin Jarvanthi.
He stated that two units of SOPs can be within the proposal that may be handed to Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar subsequent week for his approval.
“A gathering shall be held with the state Mosques and Surau Administration Division to finish the proposal earlier than presenting it to Sultan Ibrahim.
“The primary suggestion is for mosques and surau to function at full capability with out bodily distancing. The opposite proposal is to function at full capability with bodily distancing.
“We will even get recommendation from the Nationwide Safety Council and the Well being Ministry earlier than presenting the proposal to the Sultan,” he stated when met at Bangunan Sultan Ismail through the state meeting sitting right here on Wednesday (Nov 24).
