Sunni Endowments Directorate Announces Eid Al Fitr Prayer Locations Across Bahrain

Bahrain News Gazette

26-03-2025

Manama: Dr. Shaikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Futtais Al Hajeri, Chairman of the Sunni Endowments Council, has announced the designated locations for Eid Al Fitr prayers, which will take place at both official mosques and open-air prayer areas under the Directorate's supervision. The prayers are scheduled for the morning of Eid, corresponding to the first of Shawwal 1446 AH, at 5:50 a.m., in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet Mohamed (PBUH).
According to Bahrain News Agency, the Directorate has confirmed its preparedness to welcome worshippers across all governorates of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Specific prayer areas have been prepared and allocated, with a committee led by Dr. Shaikh Al Hajeri identifying the main sites, including those designated for expatriate communities in schools throughout the Kingdom.
The committee has detailed the locations and any closures as follows:
1. East Hidd (Hayy Al Julaiah): Al Noor Prayer Area (Kooheji), Fatima bint Fahad Al Musallam Mosque, and Ahmed Abdullah Al Khaja Mosque will be closed.
2. Hidd (Block 111): No surrounding mosques will be closed.
3. Muharraq (near Muharraq Cemetery): Hamad bin Ali Kanoo Mosque, Al Ghawy Mosque, and Dhabiya bint Rashid Mosque will be closed.
4. Busaiteen (Sahil Al Sayah): Ummahat Al Mu'mineen Mosque (near Muharraq Municipality) will be closed.
5. Arad (Arad Fort Square): No surrounding mosques will be closed.
6. Diyar Al Muharraq (southern parking area at Souq Al Baraha): Souq Al Baraha Mosque will be closed.
7. Salmaniya: No surrounding mosques will be closed.
8. Northern Riffa (near Al Estiqlal Walkway): Abu Al Fateh Mosque will be closed.
9. Eastern Riffa (Riffa Fort): Al Qal'ah Mosque, Shaikha Lulwa bint Faris Al Khalifa Mosque, Shaikh Salman Mosque (Riffa Market), and Abdullah bin Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Ghatam Mosque will be closed.
10. Hajiyat (Road 2930, Block 929): Shaikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Abdulwahab Al Khalifa Mosque will be closed.
11. Hajiyat (Mega Mart parking area, Road 3918, Block 939): No surrounding mosques will be closed.
12. Askar (Heritage Village): No surrounding mosques will be closed.
13. Zallaq (Tamkeen Youth Centre Square): No surrounding mosques will be closed.
14. Hamad Town (Roundabout 17, opposite Hamad Kanoo Health Centre): Musab bin Umair Mosque, Isa Mohammed Ali Mosque, and Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan Mosque will be closed.
15. Hamad Town (Youth Centre at Roundabout 2): Hamad Town Mosque, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan Mosque, and Umm Salama Mosque will be closed.
16. Budaiya (Eid Prayer Area): Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Mousa Mosque will be closed.
17. Salman City (northern shore square, Road 8101, Block 581): Mohammed Abdullah Bahloul and his wife Fatima Al Khaja Mosque, and Salman City Kabinah Mosques (Nos. 1 and 3) will be closed.
18. New Ramli Housing: Moza bint Ahmed Al Rumaihi Mosque will be closed.