Sunni Endowments Council chairman Dr Shaikh Rashid bin Mohammed Al Hajeri has announced that Eid Al Fitr prayers will be held at official mosques and designated open-air prayer areas under the directorate’s supervision on the morning of Eid, corresponding to the first of Shawwal 1446 AH, at 5.50am.
The directorate confirmed its readiness to receive worshippers across all governorates of the kingdom, with prayer areas prepared and allocated accordingly.
A dedicated committee formed by Dr Shaikh Al Hajeri identified the main prayer sites, including those designated for expatriate communities in schools across the kingdom.
The committee confirmed the locations and closures as follows:
1. Prayer area in East Hidd (Hayy Al Julaiah); Closures include Al Noor Prayer area (Kooheji), Fatima bint Fahad Al Musallam Mosque, and Ahmed Abdullah Al Khaja Mosque.
2. Prayer area in Hidd (Block 111); No surrounding mosques will be closed.
3. Prayer area in Muharraq (near Muharraq Cemetery); Closures include Hamad bin Ali Kanoo Mosque, Al Ghawy Mosque, and Dhabiya bint Rashid Mosque.
4. Prayer area in Busaiteen (Sahil Al Sayah); Closure of Ummahat Al Mu’mineen Mosque (near Muharraq Municipality).
5. Prayer Area in Arad (Arad Fort Square); No surrounding mosques will be closed.
6. Prayer area in Diyar Al Muharraq (southern parking area at Suq Al Baraha); Suq Al Baraha Mosque to be closed.
7. Prayer Area in Salmaniya; No surrounding mosques will be closed.
8. Prayer area in Northern Riffa (near Al Estiqlal Walkway); Closure of Abu Al Fateh Mosque.
9. Prayer area in Eastern Riffa (Riffa Fort); Closures include Al Qal’ah Mosque, Shaikha Lulwa bint Faris Al Khalifa Mosque, Shaikh Salman Mosque (Riffa Market), and Abdullah bin Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Ghatam Mosque.
10. Prayer area in Hajiyat (Road 2930, Block 929); Closure of Shaikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Abdulwahab Al Khalifa Mosque.
11. Prayer area in Hajiyat (Mega Mart parking area, Road 3918, Block 939); No surrounding mosques will be closed.
12. Prayer area in Askar (Heritage Village); No surrounding mosques will be closed.
13. Prayer area in Zallaq (Tamkeen Youth Centre Square); No surrounding mosques will be closed.
14. Prayer area in Hamad Town (Roundabout 17, opposite Hamad Kanoo Health Centre); Closures include Musab bin Umair Mosque, Isa Mohammed Ali Mosque, and Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan Mosque.
15. Prayer area in Hamad Town (Youth Centre at Roundabout 2); Closures include Hamad Town Mosque, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan Mosque, and Umm Salama Mosque.
16. Prayer area in Budaiya (Eid prayer area); Closure of Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Mousa Mosque.
17. Prayer area in Salman City (northern shore square, Road 8101, Block 581); Closures include Mohammed Abdullah Bahloul and his wife Fatima Al Khaja Mosque, and Salman City Kabinah Mosques (Nos 1 and 3).
18. Prayer area in New Ramli Housing; Closure of Moza bint Ahmed Al Rumaihi Mosque.
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