RIYADH: The charitable establishment for mosque rebuilding, Masajed, revealed its intention to build four mosques in Riyadh, Al-Ahsa, Dammam and Asir from SR11 million donations that reached them through SMS.

Dr. Othman Al-Manee’, a member of the establishment’s board of directors, said there is a future directive to concentrate on mosques whose costs don’t exceed SR500,000, fight over spending and flamboyance in mosques, and focus on building in areas that need expansion.

He confirmed that Masajed is a charitable facility, and it intends to reward the best design for mosques presented from the architecture and planning colleges in the Kingdom’s various universities. The number of participants in the competition reached 64 students who presented 180 designs for modern mosques.

Al-Manee’ said under the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Makkah Gov. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal signed a memorandum of understanding with Masajed and the branch for the Ministry of Islamic Affairs in Makkah to rebuild and build 50 mosques inside the borders of the Grand Mosque to serve guests of God and Umrah pilgrims.

Dr. Al-Manee’ reviewed the achievements of the establishment since its launch: it built more than 1,000 mosques, at a cost that exceeded SR65.1 million, between the years 2014 and 2015. Masajed also built mosques over an area of 6,314 square meters at a cost of SR9,722,126 in 2014, and built mosques over of 5,547 square meters with an estimated value of SR9 million during 2015. The number of projects that are under construction stands at 51 at a cost of SR56 million; around 40 of these projects are expected to be delivered in Ramadan.

He confirmed that the society aims to instil trust in donors and clarify many matters, including financial and administrative aspects. He added that communication channels have been opened with donors to enable them to follow up on the projects’ progress.

Donors can follow up on projects through a CCTV camera linkage provided by the establishment, or through SMS messages, reported Okaz.