Last week we saw a curious item on State news outlet SANA: President Assad had issued a directive for Friday Prayers, instructing imams to pray for rain and snow. However, as there was no explanation — is Syria going through a winter drought? — we did not post the news.
This morning, SANA posts the outcome of Assad’s request:
President Bashar al-Assad on Monday received a cable from the scholars and Imams of Syria in which they expressed hope that God’s blessing of rain and snow in response to the prayers for rain is a portent of things to come.
The cable hoped that, like the rain came in response to the nation’s prayers last Friday, God would soon bless Syria with ending the crisis and imminent victory, heralding a bright future of peace, tranquility, and prosperity.
