On the eve of the
first day of the holy month of Ramadan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi
inaugurated Egypt's Islamic Cultural Center in the New Administrative Capital.
The center consists
of one of the world's largest mosques as it has a capacity of 107,000
worshippers and the length of its minarets is 140 meters. It also has a number
of halls for various ceremonies, and chambers for teaching the Quran to men,
women, and children. The establishment has a parking lot and a seven-story
parking whose capacity is 3,000 cars.
Ahead of the
inauguration, the President had the Suhoor (a morning meal eaten by Muslims
before the dawn call during Ramadan) with workers in the capital, according to
a statement by the presidential spokesperson Ahmed Fahmy. He also listened to
religious songs by a number of youth singers.
The President also
thanked the participants, workers, singers, and musicians, praising efforts
exerted by workers of the administrative capital.
The event was
attended by the Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed El-Tayeb, the Minister of Awqaf
Mohammad
Mokhtar Gomaa, and Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli, who performed the dawn
prayer at the Islamic Cultural Center.
Source: Egypt Today
