Religion society in the COVID-19 pandemic process

Throughout human history, societies have struggled with many natural disasters, wars, crises and the spread of events. The Covid-19 virus, described as one of the biggest years in the last century, spread all over the world in a very short time and was under the influence of almost all continents and countries. To limit the transmission of the virus, all countries were quarantined, social isolation, mass activities were banned, and formal education was visited occasionally. There will be sudden and dramatic changes in social and community life. The Covid-19 virus, which causes many social and social changes and transformations, affects education, health, family, etc. It has caused changes in their religious lives, beliefs and religious perceptions as well as their bodies. In particular, the continued use of mosques and condolence houses during this period, the change in virus-related deaths from day to day, and the changes in religious practices as defined by the deceased and the condolence procedures within the scope of the protocols of local health authorities. However, the holy month of Ramadan for Muslim individuals was experienced differently than usual during the pandemic period. Tarawih prayers performed together in mosques and mass iftars are important rituals of Muslim societies during the month of Ramadan, and restrictions have been imposed on these activities during the Covid-19 Pandemic period. During this period, collective iftars and tarawih prayers were held at home or in smaller groups. In addition, holy visits such as Hajj and Umrah have been stopped or restricted due to the pandemic. As a result, the Covid-19 Pandemic has decomposed the spiritual lives and religious rituals of Muslims; that it causes changes in traditional practices. The main purpose of this study is to examine in detail the changes in religious perception styles and rituals caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic; It is to examine religious perceptions as they begin to emerge during the pandemic process. Within the framework of the determined main purpose, patients diagnosed with Covid-19 and their results were compared comparatively. The research used qualitative research method. The data was obtained using semi-structured split interview technique and hardware analysis. The population of the study consists of adult individuals living in Şanlıurfa province. A total of 12 people, 6 women and 6 men, were included in the study. While 3 of the women included in the study were diagnosed with Covid-19, 3 of them were selected from employees diagnosed with Covid-19. However, while there were 4 areas in the male legs included that were diagnosed with Covid-19, 2 files were selected from those who were not diagnosed with Covid-19. The findings obtained in the research were evaluated and interpreted by theme using the descriptive analysis technique. As a result of the findings obtained in the research, it was seen that the integrative effects of religion on society continued during the home quarantines during the Covid-19 Pandemic. There are also other methods in the study where it was found that people turned to prayer instead of leaving the house. However, it is studied that the anxiety and fear of death during the Covid-19 Pandemic increases the individual perception of religiosity.