Note: Parents, as much as possible, should enlist children in the work of running the household smoothly during Ramadan in quarantine. If there are two parents in the house, each must ensure one parent is not burdened with dealing with all of the children’s needs.
What was most painful about “Auntie F’s” death from COVID-19 last week was that no family member or friend could be with her as she took her last breath.
Begining of Ramadan will very likely begin with the continuing pandemic, and the resulting physical isolation. That means we need to make arrangements now to figure out how we will get the best out of this blessed month in this unique circumstance, especially with our Masjids closed.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is lobbying the U.S. government to block urgent production of critical supplies and equipment to save lives in the fight against COVID-19.
(With special thanks to volunteers in Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia [the DMV area] from the Muslim Mask Project, who worked out the logistics and determined what works well)