Letter by Omar on letter by Jassat et al. (Jassat W, Brey Z, Parker S, et al. A call to action: Temporal trends of COVID-19 deaths in the South African Muslim community. S Afr Med J 2021;111(8):692-694. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i8.15878); and response by Jassat et al.