Manar-AL-Islam

Diversified Cultural Activities
in 2011-2013
GAIAE Inaugurates
Qays bin Mohsen
Mosque in Fujairah
A workshop was recently
held by the General Authority
for Islamic Affairs and
Endowments (GAIAE) to
discuss its operational and
executive plans for the years
2010-2013. Both plans aim
at dedicating resources to
enhance religious awareness
and instill the principles
of moderation and tolerance
in society.
“GAIAE is organizing a variety
of activities to build a
comprehensive religious
culture” Mr.Mohamed Obaid
AlMazrouei, GAIAE executive
director for Islamic Affairs,
said. Religious lectures,
seminars and preaching lessons
are among the planned
activities. Mr. AlMazrouei
added “ A large variety of
topics will also be addressed
in “Afaq Imaniyya”(Religious
Horizons), television show
and two radio shows “Yastaftunaka”
(Islamic rulings) and
“Adab Annubuya” (Ethics of
the Prophet).
Diversification of religious
publications, upgrading curricula
and offering religious
contests in the Qur’an memorization
centers are among
the resolutions discussed.
Further, a variety of topics
and approaches will be followed
in the Hadith teaching
lessons and Friday sermons.
On the other hand, a campaign
with the slogan “Our
mosques reflect our values.
Let’s keep it clean.” will be
pursued in the executive plan
as well as building and maintaining
mosques and improving
Hajj and Umrah services.
A training session was conducted
during the workshop
on executive plan follow up
mechanism, priority itemization,
and setting up executive
schedules and deadlines.
GAIAE Strategic Planning
Office will assess organizational
performance, follow up
implementation of the plans
in order to prepare a report
addressing strength, weakness,
opportunities and challenges.
The report will also
include means to meet ISO
(International Organization
for Standardization) standards
taking into consideration
UAE environmental,
health and safety initiatives.
Qays bin Mohsen new
mosque in Fujairah, inaugurated
by GAIAE, accommodates
500 worshippers.
The mosque has a women
prayer room, housing for
the imam and other worshippers’
facilities.
It is worth mentioning
that another mosque built
through a charitable donation
in Al-Halah in Fujairah
was recently inaugurated
by GAIAE. The mosque
has a capacity of 1000
worshippers.
The Ministry of Public
Works’ office in the Eastern
Region completed maintenance
and additional work
on four mosques in the
Eastern Region costing
one million six hundred
thousand dirhams; comprehensive
maintenance
of Safwan bin Umayya
mosque in Sharm, expansion
of Asad bin Al Furat
grand mosque in Wadi El
Ebadalah in addition to
maintenance of Ahmad bin
Hanbal mosque in Duba
and Abu Dujana mosque
in Al Gail area in Qalba’.
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