Over 9,000 mosques in holy sites get a new look

MAKKAH, November 26, SPA – The Ministry of Islamic Affairs has
completed all its projects for this year’s Hajj season and given a
new look to about 9,076 mosques in the holy sites. Copies of the Holy
Quran’an and prayer carpets have also been provided to these mosques.


Three expert groups of technicians will work around the clock to
ensure no breakdown of the infrastructure including electricity and
water, Saudi Gazette reported.


Abdul-Rahman Al-Hazemy, Director of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs
branch in Makkah, said the ministry has completed the emergency exit
project in Nimrah Mosque in Arafat. Electricity cables in women’s
bathrooms at Miqat Al-Sail Al-Kabir have been laid at a cost of
around SR675, 000.


According to Al-Hazemy, the ministry’s projects include rebuilding a
number of rooms and passes in Al-Kheef Mosque in Mina, as well as
paving the roads for Miqat Al-Jehafa at Rabeigh.


Besides the restoration work in Nimrah Mosque, the eastern yards of
Arafat, and Al-Meshar Al-Haram Mosque in Muzdalifah, a small
apartment has been built next to Al-Kheef Mosque for imams,” said
Al-Hazemy.


“We will collect all the old Quran copies and replace them with new
ones published at King Fahd Quran Printing Complex in Madinah.


To avoid overcrowding and congestion, increasing the number of
mosques in holy sites was a priority.


Addressing this issue, the ministry has built 150 new mosques in
these areas, the official said.


The ministry has assigned about 880 imams in the holy areas during
the Hajj season. Each mosque will have a religious scholar besides
the imam, Al-Hazemy said.