Mosques to open 10 minutes before second azan for Friday prayer 15 Apr 2021 - 15:54 The Peninsula DOHA: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has said that the mosques will open 10 minutes before second azan (call for prayer) for Friday prayer starting from this Friday until further notice. The new decision came in a circular issued by the Mosques Management Department at the Ministry to Imams and Muezzins today. 15 Apr 2021 - 15:38 Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) today reported 989 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) and 597 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered in Qatar to 171,985.