Historic First Welsh-Language Muslim Service at National Eisteddfod
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Historic first Welsh-language Muslim service at National Eisteddfod
A MUSLIM service in Welsh has been held for the first time on the National Eisteddfod Maes in North Wales. Imam Mirazam Khan, from Caernarfon and chaplain at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, led the service in the festival’s dedicated prayer room. It was attended by men, women and children from across the area. The Imam made the traditional call to prayer before leading the prayers in Arabic, as required by the Quran. He then delivered a khutbah (sermon…
As the Muslim service returns to the Eisteddfod for the second time this year, Imam Mirazan Khan explains the striking similarities between the principles of Islam and the Eisteddfod's emphasis on peace. The Imam from Caernarfon led the second ever Welsh Muslim service on the Eisteddfod Field today (Friday, August 8), following the success of the first one in Pontypridd last year.
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