Every Spl Ground Has Facilities For Muslim Stars
MUSLIM stars in the SPL have had special prayer rooms set up for them at every stadium in the league.
All 12 clubs volunteered to set aside the rooms so Hibs' Moroccan players Merouane Zemmama and Abdessalam Benjelloun can pray before and after games.
Zemmama said yesterday: "I want to say a big thank you to them."
Muslim leaders are delighted with the move.
Humza Yousaf, assistant to Scotland's first Muslim MSP, Bashir Mann, said: "This is a very positive step.
"It is great that all the SPL clubs are recognising that modern Scotland is a multifaith, multi-cultural nation."
Islam teaches that all adult Muslims should pray five times every day. The rule is considered so important that very few exceptions are made.
As well as setting up a prayer room at Easter Road, Hibs took special steps to look after Zemmama and Benjelloun during the recent Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Muslims are not allowed to eat and drink in daylight hours during Ramadan so manager John Collins arranged late training sessions for his Moroccan stars.
Zemmama said: "The manager was fantastic throughout Ramadan. "He understands how important our religion is to us.
"The whole club was very respectful - manager, team-mates and fans.
"John trained with us, just the three of us. We can't eat or drink during daylight hours so it was best for our bodies to start training at about 5pm and then eat straight after.
"Everybody else had finished training but the manager was there."
Last year, Bolton Wanderers became the first football club in Britain to open a prayer room for fans.
The "quiet room" at the Reebok Stadium is available to supporters of all faiths.
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