Key Takeaways
- Daily Dhuhr prayer time enforced during instructional hours across 512 public schools.
- Students lead adhan, prepare prayer halls, and pray in gender-separated congregations.
- Ministry cites schools as “homes of values as much as knowledge” in official order.
The UAE Ministry of Education implemented mandatory congregational Dhuhr prayers in all public schools effective September 12, 2025.
Announced via X, the directive requires immediate cessation of academic activities for the noon prayer, with zero exemptions for students or staff.
Schools must now schedule prayer time during instructional hours (typically 1:15–1:45 PM), assign students to give the adhan and prepare designated halls, maintain strict gender separation, and document daily participation.
Private schools remain unaffected though many independently follow similar practices.
Ministry spokespersons emphasized schools are “homes of values as much as they are of knowledge”
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