A total of 401 mosques and prayer grounds in Qatar will host Eid Al Adha prayers, the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has announced. The list of the mosques and prayer grounds is published on Awqaf website. The ministry has also listed details of mosques that will be on 31 July for Friday prayers. 

 

Posters will be placed in mosques to remind worshipers, and mosques’ employees of the precautionary measures and the process of reporting discrepancies or violations. Below are the guidelines issues by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH).

Physical Distancing

  • Maintaining a minimum safe distance of 1.5 meters (9 m2 per person) between worshipers should be emphasized by the Imam.
  • Floor markings should be used on the mosque’s carpets to guide the worshipers’ position and maintain physical distancing.
  • Provide enough space on the sides of the mosque to allow for worshipers’ exit from the first rows without the need to go through the others.

Regulating Exit and Entry

  • Open one entrance 5 minutes before the routine call for prayer to regulate the entry of worshipers and ensure the proper implementation of precautionary measures. (Except for Friday and Eid prayers)
  • All doors should be opened after the end of each prayer to facilitate the exit of worshipers. They will be closed within 5 minutes after each prayer (Except for Friday and Eid prayers)
  • Close the mosques’ doors once the prayer starts.
  • Worshippers are urged to avoid crowding while entering and exiting the mosque.

Friday and Eid Prayers Precautions

  • Doors open 30 minutes before prayers
  • Doors close 10 minutes after prayers
  • Friday prayer sermon is to be limited to 10 minutes

The original list is in Arabic, below are selected mosque names and location from the list.

  • Mesaimeer Cemetery Mosque in Mesaimeer
  • Barwa Village Mosque in Mesaimeer
  • Omar Bin al Khattab Mosque in Madinat Khalifa North
  • Fatima Al Zahra Mosque in Madinat Khalifa North
  • Khadija bint Khuwaylid Mosque in Madinat Khalifa North
  • Abdulrahman Saad Al Saad Mosque in Al Messila
  • Abdulla bin Mubarak Mosque in International Airport
  • HIA Mosque in Hamad International Airport
  • Dahl Al Hamam Park Masjid in Madinat Khalifa North
  • Abdullah Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center (Fanar)