Director General of the Charity Foundation for Building Mosques (Masajed), Hamad Al-Olayan, said that there is a large number of Saudi donors who prefer to contribute funds to building small mosques rather than larger ones.

Al-Olayan attributed this to the popularity and speed of construction of these small mosques, in addition to their low cost and extreme need in some areas, especially in small towns, and residential neighborhoods.

The director said that a coordination meeting was held recently with the Engineering Services Charity (Handseah) to create designs and review previous models for small mosques, which range in size from 100 to 300 square meters. “The coordination meeting discussed future plans regarding the engineering designs of mosques, and how to supervise mosque-building projects currently being implemented,” he said.

Al-Olayan said the idea of cooperation among many donors in order to build a mosque has gained popularity recently. Speaking on the engineering method used for mosque construction in the Kingdom, Al-Olayan explained that mosque designs in the Kingdom have become a model sought by other countries due to their simplicity and beauty.

The Masajed Foundation began three and a half years ago under the supervision of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance, and is responsible for the building of mosques and their maintenance all over the kingdom.