First night terawih prayers in Ramadan qaryah

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Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan, Chairman of Local Government, Tourism and Culture States, introduces 2 priests of Egypt who will lead qaryah Ramadan prayers, Sheikh Saad Yassin and Sheikh Ramadan Ayyub Muosa. Ramadan Kota Bharu, Malaysia. 10/08/2010

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Children sleep whilst waiting for the terawih prayer. Ramadan. Kota Bharu, Malaysia. 10/08/2010

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The female section of the tent. Ramadan. Kota Bharu, Malaysia. 10/08/2010

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Ramadan qaryah (Ramadan tent) placed in front of the stadium Sultan Muhamd IV at Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. 10/08/2010

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First night terawih prayers in Ramadan qaryah saw the prayer tent filled with pilgrims in conjunction with the Ihya Ramadhan 1431 for the Hijrah. Kota Bharu, Malaysia. 10/08/2010. Ramadan

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A boy enters the Ramadan qaryah (tent) placed in front of the stadium Sultan Muhamd IV at Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. Ramadan. 10/08/2010

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Muslims performing terawih prayer out side of the Ramadan qaryah (tent) placed in front of the stadium Sultan Muhamd IV at Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. Ramadan 10/08/2010

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A Kelantan's state officer watches the first moon of Ramadan on top of State Economic Development Corporation's building here in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, 450 km from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Kota Bharu, Malaysia. 10/08/2010 Ramadan

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Muslimah (Muslim women) doing terawih prayer. Kota Bharu, Malaysia. 10/08/2010

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The first night terawih prayers in Ramadan qaryah saw the prayer tent filled with pilgrims in conjunction with the Ihya Ramadhan 1431 for the Hijrah. Kota Bharu, Malaysia. 10/08/2010.

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The first night terawih prayers in Ramadan qaryah saw the prayer tent filled with pilgrims in conjunction with the Ihya Ramadhan 1431 for the Hijrah. Kota Bharu, Malaysia. 10/08/2010.

First night terawih prayers in Ramadan qaryah here saw the prayer tent filled with pilgrims in conjunction with Ihya Ramadhan 1431 for the Hijrah.

Program 'Ihya Ramadhan' on the 'veranda of Mecca' was organized by the State Government qaryah Ramadan and hosted by the Kota Baru Municipal Council of the Islamic City (MPKB-BRI).

Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan, Chairman of the Local Government, Tourism and Culture states in his speech on the night to welcome the visitors and the congregation.

He also introduced the two priests of Egypt who will lead qaryah Ramadan prhayers, Sheikh Rajab Saad Yassin (the priest in the previous year) and Sheikh Ahmad Ramadan Ayyub Muosa.

Speaking of Sheikh Rajab in Kelantan, who has been performing Terawih for three years runnning, Takiyuddin mention that he also received an invitation to become a priest of terawih prayers in several other countries for double payment, but declined as he wanted to be with the people of Kelantan.

The fully air-conditioned tents can accommodate up to 2,000 people at any one time.