Faithful offering the last Friday prayer of the Holy Month of Ramadan, at the Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab Masjid in Doha. Pic: Kammutty V P / The Peninsula
Eid Al Fitr prayer in Qatar will be held at 5am just 15 minutes after sunrise, the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has announced.
Eid Al Fitr is expected to fall tomorrow if the crescent of Shawwal month is sighted tonight. If crescent is not sighted in the sky of Qatar tonight, Eid will be celebrated on Monday. The Ministry has posted lists of hundreds of mosques and prayer-grounds on its Twitter account that were prepared to hold Eid Al Fitr prayers across the country.
Six mosques and prayers grounds have been prepared for holding Eid Al Fitr Prayer in the Industrial Area. They are prayer ground at Labor City Doha, Abu Huraira Mosque No. 677, Mosque of Peninsula Company for Engineering No. 291, Mosque of Ghanam bin Ali Group of Company at the Street No. 32, Mosque of Khalid Industries No. 209 at the street No. 41 and Mosque No. 1095.
A number of mosques and prayer grounds with separate spaces for women prayers have been also prepared. They are prayer ground besides the Mosque No. 1098 at Muaithir (south), Mosque of Muaithir No. 26, Mosque of Al Murrah (West ) at Al Murra, Eid Prayer ground besides mosque No. 663 at Murra (East), Eid Prayer Ground besides Mosque No. 1278 at Ain Khalid, prayer ground opposite Khalifa International Stadium at Al Aziziya, Eid Prayer Ground besides Mosque No. 977 at Al Muraikh and Al Sad Sports Club among many others.
