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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 12 > Prominent Muslim suggests picking up the pace of prayer

Prominent Muslim suggests picking up the pace of prayer

By Jeffrey Fleishman / The Bulletin
June 12, 2008

CAIRO, Egypt — The call to prayer is a pervasive, comforting echo across the Middle East, but a prominent Islamic cleric has urged Muslims to spend less time prostrating and more time working. Sheik Yusuf Qaradawi said people often use prayer to slip away from their jobs longer than....

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