| The holidays are good time to acquaint workers and managers from a traditional Judeo-Christian background with customs and beliefs other than those which we are used to.
The following is from an Employer’s Guide to Islamic Religious Practices.
• One of the better-known aspects of the Muslim religion is the cultivation of “God consciousness.” Muslims pray five times a day: dawn, noon or during midday, afternoon, sunset and night. Depending on what shift they are working, Muslim employees can schedule regular work breaks to coincide with their prayer times.
• Before praying, Muslims must wash their face, hands and feet with clean water, which can be done in a rest room sink or other facility with running water. Counting both wash and prayer time, these breaks should take about 15 minutes.
• Although most Muslims do not need total privacy during prayer, the custom is for others no to walk in front of or to interrupt a worshipper during prayer. Muslims are not permitted to respond to any other person or event while engaged in prayer, except in an emergency. |
