Muslims unable to visit their mosques during the coronavirus crisis can tune into their local BBC station.
Qari Asim MBE, a senior imam in Leeds, will lead reflections on 14 stations at 5.50am. This will become a weekly spot, led by a different Muslim imam each week.
Chris Burns, head of BBC Local Radio, said: “Many Muslims will feel a void in their lives where prayers used to be - a feeling the will be magnified as we approach Ramadan.
“Local radio is all about connecting communities and we hope these weekly reflections will go some way to helping Muslims feel a sense of community while they are isolating.”
The stations broadcasting the reflections are:
• Leeds
• Sheffield
• Lancashire
• Manchester
• WM
• Leicester
• Stoke
• Derby
• Nottingham
• Coventry and Warwickshire
• Three Counties
• London
• Merseyside
• Berkshire
The reflections will be available afterwards on BBC Sounds.
A Christian service is being broadcast each Sunday at 8am on all 39 BBC local radio stations.
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