Masjids in Ramadan 2014

Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs - Mosque Sector has been gearing up for the upcoming month of Ramadan 1435 coinciding with July 2014. The Assistant Undersecretary announced about the preparation that were undertaken with the anticipation of the increase in flow of prayer worshipers. The following in Arabic is the official information from Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. The English version is only the translation.

The total number of Mosques prepared for Ramadan are 174. Also the number of tents which have been put up next to the mosques by Ministry for handling the large number of worshipers are 136. 14 Ramadan Centers have been chosen and prepared across Kuwait. For I'tikaaf purposes during the last 10 days of Ramadan, 36 mosques have been chosen across Kuwait. For finer details, please refer to the tables below.

Kuwait will be hosting 75 Reciters from across the world who will lead the Taraweeh and Qiyam prayers. There are also 90 reciters across the various mosques in Kuwait who are employed by the Ministry.

Mosques ready to receive worshipers across six governorates
Governorates	New / Rebuilt	Maintenance	Newly Carpeted	Total
Capital	3	13	11	27
Hawally	1	12	12	25
Farwaniya	2	12	17	31
Ahmadi	6	11	25	42
Mubarak Al Kabeer	-	15	6	21
Jahra	4	6	18	28
Total	16	69	89	174

Tents attached to mosques across six governorates
Governorates	No. of Tents
Capital	44
Hawally	17
Farwaniya	24
Ahmadi	21
Mubarak Al Kabeer	3
Jahra	27
Total	136

Ramadan Centers Across the Six Governorates
Governorates	Name of Mosque	Area
Capital	Al Faris	Al Faiha
	Al Rashid	Al Adiliya
Farwaniya	Zaban Yusuf Al Zaban	Abdalla Al Mubarak, Block 5
	Bitlat Al Kharenj	Al Ardiya, Block 11
Hawally	Jaber Al Ali	As Shuhada, Ministries Zone
	Al Mazeni	Al Shaab
	Bilal bin Ribaa	Al Siddeq
Mubarak Al Kabeer	Saleh Al Kandiri	Sabah Al Salem, Block 1
	Talha Al Ansari	Al Qurain, Block 3
Ahmadi	Jaber Al Ali Outskirts	Jaber Al Ali
	Daeej Salman Al Sabah	Al Sabahiya
	Bur Al Waaldin	Abu Halifa, Block 2
Jahra	Hazrat Aisha Um Al Momineen	Saad Al Abdulla, Block 8
	Aqlaa Al Zafiri	Al Jahra – Beside The Central

Mosques across six governorates for I’tikaaf
Governorate	Name of Mosque	Area
Capital	Al Rashid	Al Adiliya, Block 4
	Al Abdulla Al Jaleel	Al Faiha, Block 8
	Abu Al Dahdah	Al Sulaibhikhat, Block 2
	Abu Hurairah	Al Sharq
	Al Mishari	Al Yarmouk
	Doha Outskirts	Doha
Farwaniya	Bitlat Al Kharenj	Al Ardiya
	Barak Al Awaji	Sabah Al Nasir
	Zaban Yusuf Al Zaban	Abdalla Al Mubarak
	Al A’laa Al Hadharmi	Al Ardiya
	Fahd Al Anaaz	Ishbilya
	Mohammad Al Shahri	Farwaniya
Hawally	Jaber Al Ali	As Shuhada, Ministries Zone
	Al Asfour	Al Rumaithiya Block 7
	Wadha Seaside	West Mishref, Block 2
	Al Farhan	West Mishref, Block 4
	Al Yusufeen	Al Salmiya, Block 12
	Al Mazeni	Al Shaab Seaside, Block 8
Mubarak Al Kabeer	Mohammad bin Al Hanfiya	Al Adaan, Block 3
	Maudhi Al Sultan	Sabah Al Salem, Block 2
	Dr. Abdulla Al Otaibi	Mubarak Al Kabeer, Block 4
	Mohammad Falah Al Dallak	Al Qurain, Block 1
	Al Hafiz bin Kaseer	Al Qasour, Block 5
	Al Aaz bin Abdus Salam	Al Adaan, Block 2
Ahmadi	Mutlaq Al Khazam	Fahaheel, Block 8
	Hilal Al Otaibi	Fahaheel, Block 2
	Saeed bin Zaid	Al Ahmadi, Block 2
	Ali Sabah Al Salem Outskirts	Ali Sabah Al Salem Outskirts, Block 9
	Al Dhaher Outskirts	Al Dhaher, Block 1
	Al Hamdan	Al Fintas, Block 3
Jahra	Abdulla bin Al A’rkum	Al Ayoun, Block 1
	Ka’ab bin Zaid Al Ansari	Saad Al Abdulla, Block 4
	Mohammad Al Rataam	Al Jahra, Block 92
	Sahen Al Ablaan	Al Naeem, Block 1
	Dagheem Al Shammri	Al Naseem, Block 1
	Abu Muslim Al Kholani	Al Sulaibiya, Block 6

Masajed Information in Arabic (Courtesy of Ministry of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs - Mosque Sector)

CLICK HERE for the article from Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in English.
CLICK HERE for the article from Minsitry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs - Mosque Sector in Arabic.

CLICK HERE for the post on Qiyaam Al Layl in Kuwait.
CLICK HERE for the post on the 'Start of Ramadan 1435 - 2014'.
CLICK HERE for the post on the 'Working hours across Kuwait for Ramadan 1435 - 2014'.
CLICK HERE for the post on last year's Qiyam Schedule and Qari list Ramadan 1434 - 2013.
CLICK HERE for the post on last year's Ramadan 1434 - 2013.

Zul Hijjah - Eid al Adha 2013

Zul Hijjah - the 12th month of the Islamic Lunar Calender will be starting from 6th or 7th October 2013 depending on the sighting of the nascent Crescent of the moon in the evening of the 5th. The first 10 days of Zul Hijjah are given a lot of importance and emphasis by indulging in the remembrance of Allah (SWT).

The Islamic festival of Eid Al-Adha is celebrated in the Islamic month of Zul Hijjah. The yearly pilgrimage to Makkah Mukkaramah / The Honored City of Mecca takes place during this month. From the 8th Zul Hijjah till the 13th Zul Hijjah, variously rituals takes place which are enactment of the events that took place by Prophet Ibrahim / Abraham (A.S), his wife Bibi Hajra / Hagar, their son Prophet Ismail / Ishmael (A.S).

In Kuwait, holiday is observed between 9th till 12th Zul Hijjah. The declaration of the official holidays will be declared by the Civil Service Commission (CSC). As of now, tentative schedule is that 14th October till 17th October 2013 will be the Eid holidays corresponding to Monday till Thursday. Sunday, 13th October 2013 will be given a rest day making this a week long or 9 days holiday from 11th Friday till 19th Saturday for Government Sectors.

UPDATE (05/10/2013): Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has announced that 06/10/2013 will be the 1st Day of Zul Hijjah. (Sources: KUNA, Al Arabiya ). Therefore, Arafat Day (9th Zul Hijjah) is 14th October 2013, Monday.

UPDATE (08/10/2013): Kuwait Cabinet declares Sunday, October 13, 2013 as a holiday, officially calling it "REST DAY" making the Eid Al-Adha holidays for 9 days for government sector employees. The private firms are to make the decision by themselves. (Sources: KUNA, Indians In Kuwait)

UPDATE (14/10/2013): Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has released information about the different Eid Congregational Prayer Site locations. Assistant Undersecretary for Mosque Affairs, Waleed Shuaib announced that arrangements have been made at 73 locations across Kuwait for the Eid prayers to take place. Break down across the six governorates are as follows:

1. Asimah (City) : 15 site locations
2. Mubarak Al-Kabeer : 8
3. Hawally : 12
4. Farwaniya : 12
5. Jahra : 10
6. Ahmadi : 16

TIMINGS FOR EID Prayers on Tuesday 15/10/2013 ~ 10/12/1434 (10th Zul Hijjah 1424 corresponding to 15th October 2013) in Eid Prayer locations and in masjids in general at 6:05 am Kuwait Local Time. (15 minutes after Sunrise)

Fajr : 4:29 am

Sunrise : 5:49 am

Eid Prayers : 6:05 am

NOTE/EXCEPTIONS: Some masjids which have permission from the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs to hold prayers a little later. These masjids are mostly the ones having after Eid Prayer Khutbah / Sermons in languages like Urdu, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Filipino and many others. One needs to find out from these masjids the Eid prayer times. 

Below is the detail list of locations where the Eid prayers will take place. In Arabic and English. (Photo Courtesy to Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and also to Kuwait Upto Date and Enlightenment into Islam Center)

Eid Prayer locations across Kuwait (in Arabic)

List of EID prayer location across Kuwait (In English)

Tips for Eid Al-Adha ( Courtesy to Islamic Online University )