The Muslim Committee of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan has announced the resumption of Juma’at Service after it was suspended since 9th March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic which hit the world at that period.
In a statement signed by the Chief Imam, Professor Oloyede AbdulRahman, the Juma’at service is expected to resume from Friday, October 9, 2020, with strict compliance to COVID-19 guidelines.
According to Oloyede, “the resumption is predicated upon the easing of lockdown imposed by government and consultation with the University Health Services that is in charge of COVID-19 protocols within the University of Ibadan.
“An extended meeting of the executive council of the community held on September 22, 2020, mandated the Mosque Management Committee and Mosque Development Committee to prepare the Mosque ready for the resumption of Juma’at Service.
“We are pleased to notify you that the two committees have diligently delivered on all necessary requirements towards seamless Juma’at Service as from October 9, 2020.
“Every element of COVID-19 guideline and protocols has been duly complied with,” He said.
The statement reads thus:
RESUMPTION OF JUM’AT SERVICE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN CENTRAL MOSQUE FROM FRIDAY OCTOBER 9, 2020
Assalaam Alaykum Waramotullahi Wabarakatuh. The Governing Board and the Executive Council of the University of Ibadan Muslim Community hereby notify our esteemed brothers and sisters that the Jum’at Service suspended since March 19, 2020 in the wake of ravaging COVID-19 pandemic will now resume as from Friday October 9, 2020.
The resumption is predicated upon the easing of the lockdown imposed by government and consultation with the University Health Services that is in charge of COVID-19 protocols within the University of Ibadan. An extended meeting of the Executive Council of the community held on September 22, 2020 mandated the Mosque Management Committee and Mosque Development Committee to prepare the Mosque ready for resumption of Jum’at Service. We are pleased to notify you that the two committees have diligently delivered on all the necessary requirements toward seamless Jum’at Service as from October 9, 2020. Every element of COVID-19 guideline and protocols has been duly complied with.
Every member of the congregation is advised to perform ablution from home, arrive early in the Mosque with face mask and prayer mat, and take temperature reading at the Mosque gates. Thereafter, each member will wash hands at the designated points for both male and female. Please be informed that the entrances to the Mosque will be closed once the sermon commences. For now, the main Mosque will be used by males while the Islamic Centre will be for females. Jum’at Service for now will be between 1.20pm and 2.20pm. Each of us is expected to depart the Mosque as soon as the prayer is over. The attached guideline details what is required of us to attend Jum’at service at the University of Ibadan Mosque.
During this new-normal period, we seek your full cooperation to ensure we are able to maximise the benefits that the period offers. We thank the Almighty Allah for seeing us through the turbulent period of the pandemic. We beseech Him to help restore life back to normal in no distant future.
We look forward to receiving you at the Mosque as from October 9, 2020.
Ma’ assalaam
Signed
Prof. M. Oloyede AbdulRahmon
Chief Imam
GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATION IN JUMAAT SERVICE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN CENTRAL MOSQUE
- THERE SHALL BE NO ENTRY TO THE UI CENTRAL MOSQUE COMPLEX WITHOUT FACE MASK
- YOU ARE IMPLORED TO PLEASE WASH YOUR HANDS PROPERLY WITH SOAP AND WATER USING THE DISPENSERS PROVIDED CLOSE TO THE ENTRY POINTS.
- INFRA-RED TEMPERATURE THERMOMETER WILL BE USED AT THE ENTRY POINTS BEFORE ENTRY IS ALLOWED. HENCE, ALL PERSONS COMING INTO THE UI CENTRAL MOSQUE COMPLEX SHOULD PLEASE BE PATIENT AND SUBJECT THEMSELVES TO CHECKS.
- JUMAAT SERVICE IS STRICTLY ONE HOUR (SERMON INCLUSIVE).
1:20PM TO 2:20PM - THE FLOOR OF THE PRAYING AREA HAS BEEN MARKED WITH
“YES” SPOT SIGNS. EACH WORSHIPPER IS EXPECTED TO PRAY ONLY ON SUCH SPOTS - GATES WILL BE LOCKED AS SOON AS ALL SPOTS MARKED “YES” IN THE MOSQUE ARE OCCUPIED
- LIMITED PARKING INSIDE THE UI MOSQUE COMPLEX WILL BE ALLOWED ON FIRST FIRST SERVED BASIS. THE PARK SHALL BE CLOSED AS SOON AS SERMON BEGINS.
- OTHER VEHICLES ARE TO PARK AT DESIGNATED PARKING SPACES CLOSE TO THE CENTRAL MOSQUE COMPLEX
- CHILDREN 16 YEARS AND BELOW AND ADULTS 60 YEARS AND
ABOVE SHOULD OBSERVE THEIR PRAYERS AT HOME - EVERY SICK PERSON SHOULD OBSERVE PRAYER AT HOME
- BEGGARS AND TRADERS ARE NOT ALLOWED
- PLEASE COME WITH YOUR INDIVIDUAL PRAYING MATS TO THE MOSQUE AS MOSQUE RUGS AND MATS WILL NOT BE USED AT THIS PERIOD.
- JOINT/CLUSTER SEATING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.
14.THE UI CENTRAL MOSQUE COMPLEX WILL BE DISINFECTED BEFORE AND AFTER PRAYERS
15. KINDLY VACATE THE CENTRAL MOSQUE COMPLEX IMMEDIATELY AFTER JUMAAT PRAYER
16. THE MANAGEMENT OF THE UI MUSLIM COMMUNITY PLEADS FOR COOPERATION AND SUPPORT FROM US TO ENSURE SAFETY OF ALL.
17. MAY ALLAH RESTORE LIFE BACK TO NORMAL SOON.
