*To be updated daily – 21/01/2021
What should Imams be doing?
The below image was produced in April 2020 during the first national lockdown due to COVID-19. It has some suggested guidance from Imams Online about what the key roles of the Imams are now that Mosques and Islamic centres are closed. Imams still have an integral role to play, communities across the UK and the world are at home and require more than ever, information, guidance, and support from their religious leaders.
Imams Online Senior Editor, Imam Qari Asim, leading the campaign of Imams challenging misinformation and fake news around the COVID-19 Vaccine
Current Government & Health Advice & Links
NHS England:
- Public Health England advice
- Health Protection Scotland advice
- Public Health Wales advice
- Public Health Agency (Northern Ireland) advice
- Public Health England campaign resources (posters, other resources etc)
Official Government advice:
What Can Imams Be Doing During The Pandemic? COVID19 / Vaccine Rollout
Below are various links to videos, article, documents and guidance by leading Faith leaders and organisations
- Imams fighting against Vaccine Misinformation and Fake News – VIEW
- Vaccine only way to defeat COVID-19 / Imam leads Vaccine Hub at Mosque – VIEW
- “Amplify before you verify” Imams and COVID-19 Vaccine – VIEW
- UAE Fatwa Council Issue Green Light on COVID-19 Vaccine use – VIEW
- Ramadan 2020 – UAE Fatwa Council Guidance – VIEW
- Resources for Christian leaders during the Coronavirus Pandemic – VIEW
- Coping with Coronavirus – Yaqeen Institute (Shaykh Omar Suleiman) – VIEW
- With Mosques shut, Muslims turn to technology – VIEW
- How religious leaders can stop the spread of the Coroanvirus – VIEW
- What Imams are saying and encouraging during the Coronavirus – VIEW
- The importance of Imams using digital technology to stay connected with the community – VIEW
- Burial and Ghusal Champion Volunteers Required – VIEW