Houses of worship maintenance works completed

TDT | Manama

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The “Al Rasool Al A’adham” Mosque in Isa Town was opened yesterday after the completion of its comprehensive maintenance works. The move is in line with the order of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to immediately launch a development plan for mosques across Bahrain’s governorates, inaugurate and restore 20 mosques belonging to the Sunni and Jaafari Endowments, located across different governorates of Bahrain, as well as to allocate sites and expedite the design and construction of 12 mosques in Salman Town. Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa opened the mosque, in the presence of several Jaffari Endowments Council members, and officials.

The minister highlighted the increase in projects to construct houses of worship, under His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s comprehensive development march, and thanks to HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister’s follow-up. In a related context, Jaffari Endowments Council Chairman Yousif bin Saleh Al Saleh opened the “Al-Thumun” Mosque in Jurdab after the completion of maintenance works there.