People have benefited tremendously from advancement in medicine, diagnosis and treatment. Many strides have been made in disease control that have contributed to better health, etc. With this epidemic, all measures must be employed to protect ourselves and the community. We cannot take an approach of 'what happens will happen and leave it at that'. Together with adopting the precautionary measures we place our full trust in Allah Ta'ala

The keys to reopen the doors of the Masjid and the Haram Sharif are in our hands and that key is sincere repentance. The condition is that this repentance must be honest, genuine and truthful - not temporary and farcical. Without honesty and truthfulness this repentance will not be complete.

The conditions we are experiencing presently are beyond our control. Every person today desires to live a life free of difficulties hurdles and illnesses. Everyone desires comfort and happiness. Despite the desire of man of to live blissfully, difficulties and challenges will always be there. We understand from these conditions that life is not in accordance with the desire of man, rather everything happens according to the Order of Allah Ta'ala.