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With mass religious gatherings suspended in most countries, #COVID19 has forced drastic changes to how Muslims observe #Ramadan.

But it is not the first time. Here's how Muslim worship has been adapted throughout history aje.io/t62w2 | #AJInRamadan Image
1. Qarmatian raid, 930

The annual Hajj pilgrimage was cancelled after the leader of the Qarmatian tribe, based in eastern Arabia (present-day Bahrain), attacked Mecca.

According to some accounts, as many as 30,000 were killed aje.io/xdyan
2. Cholera outbreak, 19th century

At least 27 cholera outbreaks flared in Mecca between 1830 & 1930. Hajj was suspended as a result in 1837 & 1846.

Quarantine ports were set up for Hajj in 1866 to limit the spread of the disease aje.io/xdyan Image
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From Bangkok to Gaza - here's how some worshippers have continued with their #Ramadan rituals amid the #coronavirus outbreak — in pictures | #AJinRamadan

1. A Muslim man prays at a mosque on the first day of the of Ramadan in Bangkok, April 24, 2020
2. A Palestinian Muazzin (a person who does the call to prayer) reads the Quran in an almost empty mosque in the northern Gaza Strip, April 24, 2020 | #AJinRamadan
3. Worshippers pray near the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque while practicing social distancing in the holy city of Mecca, May 4th, 2020 | #AJinRamadan
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