UAE opens mosque named after nation’s martyr

Martyr Zakaria Salman Obaid Al Zaabi's family and government officials attended the opening of the mosque in Abu Dhabi

A mosque named after Emirai martyr Zakaria Salman Obaid Al Zaabi has opened in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy: Wam 

A mosque named after Emirati martyr Zakaria Salman Obaid Al Zaabi has opened in Abu Dhabi.

It was inaugurated on Friday by Sheikh Khalifa bin Tahnoun, executive director of the Martyrs’ Families Affairs Office.

The martyr’s family and several government officials attended the opening of the mosque, which is located in the capital’s Al Samha area.

Sheikh Khalifa of Martyrs’ Families Affairs Office and other worshippers offered prayers there.

Mosques across the Emirates held their first Friday prayers in eight months as restrictions were lifted.

The mosque can accommodate about 431 worshippers and has the “latest and highest” standards of engineering designs.

The Martyrs' Families Affairs Office was launched in 2015 under the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court. It oversees the needs of martyrs’ families.

Several initiatives have been launched by the office, including naming mosques after martyrs and launching platforms for artistic expressions to encourage people to share "how proud they are" of the sacrifices of martyrs.

Earlier this year, a Sharjah mosque was named after martyr Sultan Mohammed bin Huwaiden Al Ketbi.

In 2018, a mosque in Ras Al Khamiah was named after martyr Hassan Abdullah Mohammed Al Beshr.