The Islamic call to prayer, the adhan, rang out across New Zealand as thousands gathered to honor the 50 people gunned down at two mosques in Christchurch one week ago.
The moment of silence preceded the Friday afternoon prayer, referred to as Jumu’ah in Arabic, which is typically done as a congregation. Although the Islamic faith requires praying five times a day, every day, Friday afternoon prayer services are highly revered because they are meant to be practiced as a community.
"We are broken-hearted, but we are not broken. We are alive, we are together, we are determined to not let anyone divide us," Imam Gamal Fouda said in the ceremony Friday that was broadcast throughout the country."To the families of the victims, your loved ones did not die in vain. Their blood has watered the seeds of hope."Beyond Christchurch, thousands gathered at mosques in Wellington, Auckland and other cities for the prayers, with many non-Muslims wearing headscarves.
Officers dotted around Christchurch wore green ribbons pinned to their chests as a sign of peace and solidarity. People perform the Friday prayers at Hagley Park outside Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 22, 2019.Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist, has been charged with one murder count following the attack and was remanded without a plea.nearly all military-style semi-automatic and assault rifles on Thursday.
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