SPA - "Ghaibana Namaze Janaza" (funeral prayer in the absence of dead body) for Saudi King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, who was laid to rest in Riyadh on Tuesday, was offered at the grand Faisal Mosque Islamabad on Friday. Immediately after the Juma prayers, the Ghaibana Namaze Janaza was offered. Thousands of congregants attended it. Health Minister Mohammad Nasir Khan, Saudi Charge 'd Affaires Abul Nasir Harthy and a number of Saudi diplomats participated the Ghaibana Namaze Janaza. Addressing the congregation, Rector of the International Islamic University (IIU) Islamabad Justice (retd) Khalilur Rehman Khan paid glowing tribute to King Fahd for his services to the Muslim Ummah and Pakistan. Rehman announced that a mosque to be named "Shah Fahd Masjid" in recognition of King Fahd's services to Pakistan and the Muslim Ummah would be built in the sprawling IIU premises at a cost of $6 million. The mosque will have a capacity of more than 30,000 congregants. The IIU rector said like Islamabad's Faisal Mosque, built by Saudi funding and named after King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz, the Shah Fahd Masjid would be a landmark and identity of the solidarity of the Muslim Ummah. --more 1429 Local Time 1129 GMT
