The government agreed to set specific timetables for the completion of maintenance work on state mosques, and to convert temporary mosques and "caravans" for prayer into permanent mosques, after finally reviewing recommendations adopted by the Federal National Council, before the end of the previous legislative term, on the policy of the General Authority for Affairs Islamic and Endowments on guidance and guidance.
The government directed to study circulating Abu Dhabi’s experience in simultaneous translation of Friday sermon to all mosques in various emirates of the country, and building an integrated cultural program (lectures, workshops, seminars, publications, and other activities) for non-Muslim groups, to introduce them to the values of moderation, moderation, and tolerance of Islamic principles, as well as Increasing the salaries, incentives, and privileges of imams and muezzins, to ensure that citizens are encouraged to join these jobs.
In detail, the Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs has informed the President of the Federal National Council that the Cabinet has been informed of parliamentary recommendations that were adopted by the Council, before the end of the previous (sixteenth) legislative term on the topic of "the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments Policy regarding guidance and guidance", and its end to Approving two of the nine recommendations, provided that their implementation does not entail any additional financial costs, in exchange for directing the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments to seek seven other recommendations on the same topic.
According to an official message recently received by the Federal National Council, the Cabinet approved two recommendations, the first of which is to prepare a work program to update and develop religious lectures, sermons, speeches, and religious programs, whether in their religious content, to be more relevant to contemporary society issues, developments in social life, or in the means of conveying this. Content to the targeted, through relying on the mechanisms and means of modern technology, foremost of which are social media and space media, in addition to developing smart applications programs for the authority, so that it includes certain specifications for those of determination.
The Cabinet also approved a recommendation to set specific timetables for completing maintenance work in mosques, and for the speedy replacement of temporary mosques and caravans for prayer with permanent mosques.
While the Council of Ministers directed the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments to seek domestication with a number of recommendations in the same subject, in light of government plans and approved budgets, which included “building strategic partnerships for the authority with the right, guidance and education centers, scientific institutions, communications, the Higher Commission for Tolerance, and other relevant institutions To develop the authority’s role, strategies and work plans in religious guidance, guidance and awareness, as well as “generalizing the Abu Dhabi experience in simultaneous translation of Friday sermon to all mosques in different emirates of the country, and building an integrated cultural program (lectures, workshops, seminars, publications, Other events) for non-Muslim groups, to introduce them to the values of moderation, moderation, and tolerance of Islamic principles.
The government’s recommendations to the commission for study and domesticization also included increasing salaries, incentives, and privileges of imams and muezzins, to ensure that citizens are encouraged to engage in these jobs, while emphasizing the need to prepare academic academic programs specialized in Islamic legal studies, and preparing notes and cooperation agreements with media institutions for advertising and promotion For religious jobs.
The government also directed to seek support from a recommendation stating “securing mosques with surveillance cameras, similar to the mosques of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and other necessary security means, not to tamper with the properties of mosques or use them from violators or criminals.” Likewise, «setting plans to increase the number of centers for memorizing the Holy Qur’an in the state, provided that they are not attached to mosques only, and obliging these centers to submit annual reports on their activities and work, and to prepare accurate records in this regard».
The recommendations addressed to domestication also included “developing an electronic system that helps endowment follow-up of their endowment revenues, preparing rehabilitation and training programs for human cadres in the field of endowment investment, in addition to preparing a media marketing program to spread the endowment culture, and cooperating with federal, local and private government agencies to develop endowment resources”, and “Development of the (Zayed Commandment) initiative for people of determination, to include guidance, guidance, support, employment, and the provision of publications and Koran in Braille, taking into account the facilitation of access to mosques and their facilities, and providing all appropriate services to them, thereby contributing to the consolidation of the values of Positive and happiness for them and their families ».
- The Council of Ministers approved a recommendation to prepare academic academic programs specialized in Islamic legal studies.
The recommendations included developing the "Zayed will" initiative, aimed at people of determination, to include guidance, guidance, support and employment.