(These souvenirs from around the world can be symbols of hope in hard times.) The coronavirus pandemic is just the latest in a history of catastrophes to be addressed by ema, adds Robertson.

Want to know what time Maghrib is where you live? Find out prayer times in Columbus (6:24 p.m. today) and other locations in the United States on the Islamic Finder website.

The time for the first prayer — generally defined as when dawn first lightens the eastern sky — could commence as early as 4:57 a.m. on Friday, for example, with the final prayer at 9:37 p.m.