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The total number of mosques that were replaced, renovated, maintained and furnished since 2014 reached 11,486 mosques, at an estimated cost of 15.7 billion EGP, the Ministry announced in a statement.
Israeli violations have continued on Palestinian land and sanctities since 1948, he added, noting the occupation is besieging mosques and the prayer hall of the Ibrahimi Mosque, while 60% of the mosques in the West Bank were damaged as a result of Israeli attacks.
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah is the second largest mosque after Ibn Tulum Mosque. “The construction of the mosque was begun by al-Hakim’s father, the Fatimid Caliph al-Aziz bi Allah in 380 AH/990 AD, but he died before its completion, leaving his son to finish it in 403 AH/1013 AD,” said the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
The Spokesman for the Presidency said the meeting followed up on activities of the Ministry of Religious Endowments.
The aim at removing donation boxes from mosques is “to achieve the highest levels of transparency,” said Hisham Abdel Aziz, head of the religious sector at the Ministry of Awqaf.
As for Friday prayers, the ministry added that the toilets will be opened 30 minutes before the first call to prayer.
Egypt published the first pictures of LE 10 and 20 plastic notes that will be officially issued next November from the new printing press of the Central Bank of Egypt, in the New Administrative Capital.
Candidates will sit for tests and interviews within the selection process as indicated by Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa in press statements Monday.
The Egyptian Supreme Administrative Court on Saturday upheld a “historic” ruling to ban unlicensed preachers from giving Islamic fatwas, saying mosques and social media have been exploited to harm the state and spread division.
So far, the total number of mosques that have been inaugurated in Egypt since September 2020 reached 1,369 mosques, including 1,277 new mosques and 92 others restored.
A total of 400 million Egyptian Pound were spent for the maintenance of ancient mosques in Egypt during the past five years, announced the Ministry of Endowments in a statement.
A total of 400 million Egyptian Pound were spent for the maintenance of ancient mosques in Egypt during the past five years, announced the Ministry of Endowments in a statement.
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities issued a press release on November 10 about the signing of an agreement between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and Saudi Aramco, regarding the holding of an archaeological exhibition entitled “Shatr el-Masjid”.
As cautious as they should be, Muslim worshippers were seen outside their houses in large numbers to go to mosques, to perform the weekly Friday prayers, for the first time in five months, after they were banned from praying in mosques over coronavirus.
After five months of almost total suspension of Muslim’s Friday prayer due to spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli said big mosques that can maintain coronavirus preventive measures can receive worshippers for the Friday prayer starting August 28.
As for marriage and baptism ceremonies, only six to seven people will attend to ensure that the virus will not spread among the attendees
A 150-centimeter distance among worshippers is applied inside the mosques nationwide.
A number of large mosques in governorates with low infection rates will re-open for worshippers under certain conditions.
The Lebanese authorities decided to reopen mosques only for performing Friday prayers as of May 22 while taking all the preventive measures against coronavirus.
Gomaa on Tuesday denied reports circulated on social media sites that his ministry intends to re-open mosques in the coming days.
