PUTRAJAYA (March 1): Three main mosques under the purview of the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) will hold solat hajat (special prayer of needs) and recite Qunut Nazilah on Sunday evening as a sign of solidarity and unity of the ummah in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the Middle East. Jakim director general Datuk Dr Sirajuddin Suhaimee said the solat hajat and Qunut Nazilah will be performed after the Maghrib prayers at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, as well as at Putra Mosque and Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, here. Earlier, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan called on Muslims nationwide to recite Qunut Nazilah and perform solat hajat for peace in Gaza and the Middle East. In a Facebook post Sunday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that Malaysia prays for the well-being of Muslims and all communities affected in the Middle East. Iran carried out retaliatory missile strikes on Israeli territory, as well as on US military facilities in the Middle East.

Source: The Edge Markets March 01, 2026 10:02 UTC