Prayer and Adhan Times in Dammam
Prayer Times in Dammam
Fajr Prayer Time in Dammam
Find out today's Fajr Adhan time in Dammam city with comprehensive details about sunrise adhan and the beginning of prayer time
Fajr Prayer in DammamFriday Prayer Time in Dammam
Friday Prayer in Dammam City
Friday prayer is performed in Dammam mosques with the Friday sermon starting about 20-30 minutes before the prayer. Early arrival is recommended to perform the prayer in main mosques such as:
Information about Friday Prayer in Dammam:
- Friday prayer is held in major mosques spread throughout all Dammam neighborhoods
- Imam Abdulaziz bin Baz Mosque in Dammam is famous for large attendance in Friday prayer
- Friday prayer is broadcast from main mosques via local radio
- Mosque administrations recommend early arrival especially in large mosques
Most Famous Friday Mosques in Dammam:
Friday prayer time in Dammam is at Dhuhr time on Friday. Sermons start about 20-30 minutes before the prayer.
Special Information about Dammam
Main Port
Dammam overlooks the Arabian Gulf and contains King Abdulaziz Port, one of the largest ports in the Middle East
Oil Capital
Dammam is considered the administrative center of Saudi Aramco and plays an important role in the global oil industry
University of Dammam
Includes the University of Dammam (now Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University) and is considered one of the most important educational institutions in the region
Dammam Corniche
The Dammam Corniche is one of the most beautiful tourist places in the Eastern Region with a length of up to 7 kilometers
Prayer Times in Saudi Cities
Central Region
Important Information
Prayer times in Dammam are based on precise astronomical calculations according to Saudi time (Eastern Region time).
Dammam is located on the Arabian Gulf coast, which makes sunrise and sunset times slightly different from inland cities.
Note: These times are approximate, please rely on local mosque adhans in Dammam.
In Dammam and in the rest of the regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, there is no fixed religiously mandated time mentioned in the Islamic texts that specifies a set duration between the call to prayer (adhan) and the commencement of the prayer (iqamah). However, the official authorities (the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance), which supervises mosques in Saudi Arabia, issue organizational guidelines that set approximate time intervals observed in most mosques.
Organizational guidelines in Saudi Arabia
• In an official circular issued by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, it was stated that the iqamah should be held after the adhan according to the approved duration for each prayer. A period of 15 minutes between the adhan and the iqamah was specified for the Fajr and Isha prayers during the month of Ramadan as an organizational measure to facilitate matters for worshippers.
• Previous directives also showed that some organizational circulars referred to a standard waiting time of around 10 minutes between the adhan and the iqamah in some mosques, with a longer time for the Fajr prayer (for example, 20 minutes), depending on mosque conditions.
• Another unofficial report concerning some regions indicates that authorities may sometimes set specific durations (for example: 15 minutes for Fajr, 10 minutes for Dhuhr and Asr, 5 minutes for Maghrib, and 10 minutes for Isha), based on guidelines mentioned in some news reports. However, these vary according to the local organization of each mosque.
What actually happens in mosques
In daily practice in Dammam and Saudi mosques in general:
The time between the adhan and the iqamah is often approximately between 10 and 30 minutes, depending on the mosque and the prayer time (sometimes longer for Fajr and sometimes shorter for Maghrib).
Religious notes
From a jurisprudential (fiqh) perspective, there is no explicit text that mandates a specific duration between the adhan and the iqamah. The matter is purely organizational and depends on the customary practice of each mosque and what the supervising authority considers appropriate for the circumstances of the worshippers.