New mosques and prayer areas planned for Northern Governorate

TDT | Manama

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A new mosque will be built in Block 1038, Road 3827 in Sadad, while further prayer facilities are being planned across Hamad Town’s ninth constituency, Northern Municipal Council members have confirmed.

Zainab Al Durazi, councillor for the twelfth constituency, said the Sadad site was chosen after repeated requests from residents.

The Council raised the matter with the Sunni Waqf Directorate, which began preparations to get the project going.

The new mosque is expected to ease pressure on existing prayer spaces and serve families in the surrounding area, which has grown faster than the services currently in place.

Holidays

Al Durazi said the building would also serve as a gathering place during Eid and public holidays, helping to bring neighbours together.

She added that the Council would keep a close watch on progress to ensure there are no delays.

In Hamad Town, councillor Abdulla Al Qubaisi said a meeting was held with the Jaafari Waqf, the Housing Ministry, the Survey and Land Registration Bureau, the town planning authority, and a group of local residents to look into what was needed.

Two plots in Block 1205 are being reviewed for use as a mosque and a grand mosque, with a small roadside prayer cabin on Road 510 also under discussion.

Population

Al Qubaisi said Hamad Town was well-planned but needed more prayer space to match its rising population.

Parking is also proving difficult. Worshippers at the Fatima Al Zahraa Mosque in Block 1205 have asked for proper spaces to stop traffic build-up and random parking.

Al Qubaisi proposed turning a nearby garden into car bays.

A formal request will also go to the Ministry of Works for extra parking next to the Sayyida Khadija Grand Mosque on Road 564, while the Karim Ahl Al Bayt Mosque in Block 1207 is facing a similar shortage.

Plan

The plan there is to add nearby land to the site and level the ground behind the mosque with a layer of asphalt to make room for more cars. Al Durazi thanked Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Waqf Nawaf bin Mohammed Al Maawda for backing the Sadad mosque and praised Dr Rashid Al Hajri, Chairman of the Sunni Waqf Council, for helping move the plans forward.

Al Qubaisi said the steps in Hamad Town show how public bodies can work together to meet daily needs and improve services in growing areas.