Complex sentence: Throughout the night sela prayers were repeatedly recited from mosques across the country to encourage people to resist the coup plotters, while sela prayers are traditionally recited during funerals, they are also performed to rally people.
Split into simpler sentences: Throughout the night sela prayers were repeatedly recited from mosques across the country to encourage people to resist the coup plotters. While sela prayers are traditionally recited during funerals, they are also performed to rally people.