Bani Hashim in Abu Dhabi. Absentee funeral prayers for the earthquake victims will take place at UAE mosques on Friday. Victor Besa / The National
Bani Hashim in Abu Dhabi. Absentee funeral prayers for the earthquake victims will take place at UAE mosques on Friday. Victor Besa / The National
Bani Hashim in Abu Dhabi. Absentee funeral prayers for the earthquake victims will take place at UAE mosques on Friday. Victor Besa / The National
Bani Hashim in Abu Dhabi. Absentee funeral prayers for the earthquake victims will take place at UAE mosques on Friday. Victor Besa / The National

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President Sheikh Mohamed calls for prayers for Turkey and Syria earthquake victims

Call to remember the dead at UAE mosques after Friday prayers

The National

February 09, 2023

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Follow the latest news on the earthquake in Turkey and Syria

President Sheikh Mohamed on Thursday called on the UAE to perform prayers for people killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria.

The prayer will be held tomorrow, after Friday prayers, in all mosques across the country.

In Islam, absentee funeral prayers, known as Salat al-Gha'ib, are performed by Muslims who are not physically present for the burial prayer, known as Salat al-Dafnah.

In the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said more than 14,000 people had died in his country.

The combined death toll with Syria had exceeded 17,000 by Thursday afternoon.

On Tuesday, Sheikh Mohamed ordered $100 million of aid to be sent to victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The UAE is sending seven aid flights to help with search-and-rescue operations.

The first cargo plane with emergency medical aid has left Dubai to bring relief to some of the estimated 23 million people affected by the quake.

The world's deadliest earthquake since 2000: in pictures

People wait for relief in Afghanistan after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake killed more than 1,100 people and injured more than 6,000 in June 2022. All photos: EPA
People wait for relief in Afghanistan after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake killed more than 1,100 people and injured more than 6,000 in June 2022. All photos: EPA
Damaged buildings in Los Cayos, Haiti, after a 7.2 magnitude quake struck in August 2021, killing more than 2,200
Damaged buildings in Los Cayos, Haiti, after a 7.2 magnitude quake struck in August 2021, killing more than 2,200
A village in Palu after 7.5 magnitude quake and a series of powerful aftershocks hit Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province in September 2018, killing at least 4,300
A village in Palu after 7.5 magnitude quake and a series of powerful aftershocks hit Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province in September 2018, killing at least 4,300
Rescue teams continue their operations in the rubble of the largely destroyed Lazio mountain village of Amatrice, Italy, after a devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck in August 2016, leaving 299
Rescue teams continue their operations in the rubble of the largely destroyed Lazio mountain village of Amatrice, Italy, after a devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck in August 2016, leaving 299
An injured boy sits in a damaged house in Peshawar, Pakistan, after a7.6 magnitude earthquake struck in October 2015, killing 86,000
An injured boy sits in a damaged house in Peshawar, Pakistan, after a7.6 magnitude earthquake struck in October 2015, killing 86,000
A woman sits on the top of a damaged temple in Kathmandu as she watches rescue workers search for victims of a 7.8 magnitude quake that struck in April 2015, killing more than 8,900 in Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh
A woman sits on the top of a damaged temple in Kathmandu as she watches rescue workers search for victims of a 7.8 magnitude quake that struck in April 2015, killing more than 8,900 in Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh
A survivor carries his belongings in Longtoushan, in China's Yunnan province, after an earthquake shook the country's south-west in August 2014, killing several hundreds
A survivor carries his belongings in Longtoushan, in China's Yunnan province, after an earthquake shook the country's south-west in August 2014, killing several hundreds
A girl drinks water from a community tap in Pakistan's Balochistan province after a 7.7 magnitude quake struck in September 2013, killing more than 820 people and injuring hundreds
A girl drinks water from a community tap in Pakistan's Balochistan province after a 7.7 magnitude quake struck in September 2013, killing more than 820 people and injuring hundreds
A fire rages at an oil refinery in Chiba city after an 8.8 magnitude quake hit northern Japan in March 2011
A fire rages at an oil refinery in Chiba city after an 8.8 magnitude quake hit northern Japan in March 2011
Overturned cars on a road in Santiago, Chile, after an 8.8 magnitude quake shook the country in February 2010
Overturned cars on a road in Santiago, Chile, after an 8.8 magnitude quake shook the country in February 2010
Haitians walk past damaged buildings in Puerto Principe after a quake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck in January 2010, killing more than 100,000 people
Haitians walk past damaged buildings in Puerto Principe after a quake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck in January 2010, killing more than 100,000 people
A house burns in Padang after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island in September 2009, killing about 200
A house burns in Padang after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island in September 2009, killing about 200
The quake-ravaged village of Onna, in Italy's L'Aquila province, after an earthquake struck in April 2009, killing 90
The quake-ravaged village of Onna, in Italy's L'Aquila province, after an earthquake struck in April 2009, killing 90
A man surveys the destruction in Shifang city, in China's Sichuan province, in May 2008 after an 8.0 magnitude earthquake killed more than 69,000, injured more than 374,000 and left 18,222 missing
A man surveys the destruction in Shifang city, in China's Sichuan province, in May 2008 after an 8.0 magnitude earthquake killed more than 69,000, injured more than 374,000 and left 18,222 missing
The interior of a collapsed church in Ica, Peru, after an 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the country in August 2007, killing 595 people
The interior of a collapsed church in Ica, Peru, after an 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the country in August 2007, killing 595 people
A devastated area in Bawuran village in Bantul, Yogyakarta, after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck in May 2006, killing more than 5,700
A devastated area in Bawuran village in Bantul, Yogyakarta, after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck in May 2006, killing more than 5,700
A man stands next to debris in Pakistani-administered Kashmir after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 struck in March 2006, killing more than 86,000
A man stands next to debris in Pakistani-administered Kashmir after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 struck in March 2006, killing more than 86,000
Rescue workers survey the destruction caused by an 8.7 magnitude earthquake that shook Indonesia's Sumatra island in March 2005, killing 915 people
Rescue workers survey the destruction caused by an 8.7 magnitude earthquake that shook Indonesia's Sumatra island in March 2005, killing 915 people
The trail of destruction in the Indonesian town of Banda Aceh, which was flattened by a tsunami triggered by an undersea earthquake that struck near the west coast of northern Sumatra. The tsunami killed 227,898 people in 14 countries
The trail of destruction in the Indonesian town of Banda Aceh, which was flattened by a tsunami triggered by an undersea earthquake that struck near the west coast of northern Sumatra. The tsunami killed 227,898 people in 14 countries
Arg'e Bam, a 2,000-year-old historical attraction in southern Iran, was destroyed by a 6.3 magnitude quake that struck in December 2003, killing at least 34,000
Arg'e Bam, a 2,000-year-old historical attraction in southern Iran, was destroyed by a 6.3 magnitude quake that struck in December 2003, killing at least 34,000
Survivors line up for water at a make-shift camp in Bordl Manaiel, Algeria, after a 6.8 magnitude quake rocked the North African country in May 2003, killing more than 2,630
Survivors line up for water at a make-shift camp in Bordl Manaiel, Algeria, after a 6.8 magnitude quake rocked the North African country in May 2003, killing more than 2,630
Afghans survey the damage after two powerful quakes, with magnitudes of 7.4 and 6.1, struck the country's Hindu Kush mountain range three weeks apart in March 2002, killing more than 2,160 people
Afghans survey the damage after two powerful quakes, with magnitudes of 7.4 and 6.1, struck the country's Hindu Kush mountain range three weeks apart in March 2002, killing more than 2,160 people
A building damaged by a 6.9 magnitude quake that rocked India's western Gujarat state in January 2001, killing between 13,000 and 20,000 people
A building damaged by a 6.9 magnitude quake that rocked India's western Gujarat state in January 2001, killing between 13,000 and 20,000 people
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Thursday December 27

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Updated: February 10, 2023, 5:27 AM
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