Saudi Arabia to re-open all mosques for Friday prayers, except those in Mecca
4 years, 7 months ago

Saudi Arabia to re-open all mosques for Friday prayers, except those in Mecca

India TV News  

Mosques in Saudi Arabia will re-open for Friday prayers this week as the country prepares to relax the lockdown measures in place to check the spread of COVID-19. Two circulars issued by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs said the mosques will be open from May 31 at least until June 20, except the mosques in Mecca. "The opening of the mosques should be 15 minutes before the call to prayer and the closing should be 10 minutes after the prayer," said the first circular. Concerning itself specifically with the Friday prayers, the second circular said that "the first call to prayer should be 20 minutes before the prayer time, and the mosques should be opened 20 minutes before the prayer time and closed 20 minutes after the prayer."

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