Saudi Arabia to reopen 90,000 mosques on Sunday

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs with its staff has embarked on maintenance, cleaning and sanitisation process of more than 90,000 major and minor mosques, across the Kingdom, which are going to reopen on Sunday following over a 2-month closure.

However, all the mosques in Makkah will remain closed until further notice.

According the Saudi news agency SPA the ministry has carried on a wide range campaign on all media outlets, TV channels, Radio stations, newspapers and online news platforms, in addition to its portal and other digitally-administered websites, in order to make worhippers aware of  precautionary procedures they all must follow for their and others safety.

Among the instructions are doing ablution at home, washing hands and putting sanitisers before going out to the mosque and after coming back home.
Elders and those with chronic diseases are advised to observe their prayers, at home.

Reading and reciting the Holy Quran from online is advised, too, from one's own mobile phone or at least reading from a privately owned copy of Quran.

Bringing one's prayer mat to perform prayers, at the mosques, is highly recommended as well as keeping a 2-meter distance between one another prayer.
Accompanying under 15-year old children to the mosques, is prohibited.

Putting on a mask and avoidance of handshaking and scrambling, at mosques gates, are also recommendable.

During the closure of mosques, the ministry carried out a massive cleaning, sanitising and maintenance of all mosques,

It has sanitised over 10 million mosques, 43 million copies of several sizes and volumes of Quran, more than 600,000 Quran cupboard, in addition to repairing and maintenance of about 176,000 water closets, annexed to mosques.