Dr. Shawqi Allam - Mufti of the Republic, Head of the General Secretariat of Fatwa Institutions and Fatwa Bodies in the World - headed today to Algeria to participate in the opening of the Grand Mosque of Algiers, where His Eminence will deliver the keynote speech at the opening ceremony.
The opening of the "Great Mosque of Algiers", in the presence of senior religious figures from various countries of the world, coincides with the middle of the blessed month of Shaaban, an occasion that is appreciated in Algeria.
The prayer hall in the mosque can accommodate 120,000 worshipers, in addition to the “Dar Al-Qur’an” Higher School for Islamic Sciences specializing in doctorates, which opened its doors last month with 82 seats in its first year, an Islamic cultural center and a hotel, in addition to 12 buildings and a library that can accommodate 2,000 students, and includes... It contains a million books, a lecture hall, a museum of Islamic art and history, and a center for research into the history of Algeria, in addition to a parking lot, green spaces, and other facilities.