{"id":73862,"date":"2023-04-07T01:16:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T00:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/?p=73862"},"modified":"2023-04-07T01:16:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T00:16:06","slug":"cat-jumps-on-imam-leading-ramadan-prayers-in-algeria-video-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/en\/cat-jumps-on-imam-leading-ramadan-prayers-in-algeria-video-goes-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat jumps on imam leading Ramadan prayers in Algeria, video goes viral"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A live broadcast of an imam in Algeria leading a nightly Ramadan prayer has gone viral because of an unexpected intrusion by a cat.<\/p>\n

Imam Sheikh Walid Mehsas was performing the tarawih, a nightly prayer held during the month of Ramadan, at a mosque in Bordj Bou Arreridj province when the calico cat jumped on him and climbed up on his shoulders.<\/p>\n

A 142-second video \u2013 with the caption \u201cEven animals are humbled by the word of God\u201d \u2013 was uploaded on Wednesday on the imam\u2019s Facebook page, where it has been viewed close to 800,000 times.<\/p>\n

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The cat appeared about a minute into the video.<\/p>\n

It began rubbing its body against the imam\u2019s legs.<\/p>\n

It sat for a brief moment beside him, looked up at him and began mewing.<\/p>\n

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It then sprang up to the imam\u2019s chest. The imam, with his eyes still closed and reciting Quranic verses, hugged the cat. But it scaled up his shoulder, where it settled for a couple of seconds.<\/p>\n

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There, it rubbed its head and brushed its tail on the imam\u2019s cheek and seemed to have kissed him on the lips before deciding it had enough, and jumped back to the floor.<\/p>\n

The imam remained unperturbed throughout, unmindful of the affectionate, albeit unexpected, intrusion.<\/p>\n

He kept singing and was throughout in deep prayer, seemingly used to the brief incursions of what apparently is his own cat.<\/p>\n

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Many found the cat\u2019s antics \u201ccute\u201d and \u201cfunny\u201d. But it was the imam\u2019s affectionate response to the feline that moved most of those who saw the video.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs if the cat yearns for your wonderful voice while you are reciting the Quran,\u201d Imad BZ commented on Imam Walid Mehsas\u2019 Facebook page.<\/p>\n

In another response, Mima Aflatona said it seemed like the cat wanted \u201cto thank him for the sweet voice\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I liked about it is the imam\u2019s humility and his steadfastness in his prayers,\u201d said Nouri Nouri.<\/p>\n

Soulef Hamadene said: \u201cI watched the video a thousand times, and each time I praise God a thousand times.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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