Ramadan Celebration During Covid-19 In Malaysia

Abstract

This year's entrance to the month of Ramadan was distinctive from previous years. Whether fasting may present an elevated risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus due to dehydration while the coronavirus pandemic spreads its way through the world is a reasonable issue. During this COVID19 era, the misery fuels the thought about the public implications that emerged. Therefore, this study is undertaken in order to assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in the holy month of Ramadan among Muslims in Malaysia in terms of religious practices (fasting, prayers, charity) by using data collection via questionnaires. Online sampling of residents from Malaysia has been actively recruited via the authors' networks of residents and social media in Malaysia. To sum up, during this year's Ramadan in Malaysia, the COVID-19 pandemic does impose differences in religious practices (fasting, prayers, charity) compared to previous years.