Nearly 35,000 Palestinians perform Tarawih prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Nearly 35,000 Palestinians perform Tarawih prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque

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Thousands of Palestinian worshippers performed tarawih prayers Monday at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, despite Israeli restrictions on access to Islam’s third holiest site. CE Report quoting Anadolu Agency

Tarawih prayer is a voluntary prayer that is performed during the fasting month after Isha, the last evening prayer.

According to a statement by the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem cited by the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, nearly 35,000 Palestinians performed the prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

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