President Mohamed Muizzu laid the foundation stone for the Sultan Mohamed Bin Abdullah Grand Mosque and Islamic Civilisation Centre in Hulhumalé Phase II, a project commemorating 900 years since the Maldives embraced Islam. Al Rajhi Company of Saudi Arabia is funding and designing the project, with completion targeted within two years.
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The Islamic Centre in Malé, the current largest, holds about 4,500.
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a project built to commemorate 900 years since the Maldives embraced Islam.
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The mosque carries the name of the sultan who accepted Islam in 1153, King Dhovemi, who took the title Sultan Muhammad ibn Abdullah
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The ceremony followed the commemoration at Hulhumalé Central Park the previous day, where the President announced the establishment of Maldives Awqaf Investments Limited, the national endowment company that will hold and develop waqf property for religious expenditure.
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