The Umayyad Masjid - Aleppo

How did you help last Ramadan?

The donations you gave last Ramadan are helping us install a state-of-the-art digital sound system in the Umayyad Masjid in Damascus we did in Majid Al-Aqsa in 2024. 

Alhamdulillah, our teams are working hard to complete the work in time for Ramadan 2026. The new system, made from the latest technology sourced from the US, Belgium and other locations, will allow zonal audio, meaning that different recitations and prayers can occur concurrently in different areas of the masjid without disrupting each other. 

To all of you who gave last year, we pray Allah rewards you abundantly for this immense Sadaqah Jariyah. The Masjid is full of Islamic treasures and is a vital part of our shared Islamic heritage, as well as an important communal space for the Syrian people.

This Ramadan, you can donate to the Umayyad Masjid in Aleppo, resting place of the Prophet Zakariyyah (ra) to help us provide a brand new lighting system.

A sacred trust from over 1,300 years of Islamic history

Aleppo is one of the oldest living cities on earth, with confirmed habitation stretching back 6,000–8,000 years. It stands alongside cities like Damascus and Jericho as one of humanity’s most ancient urban centres.

At the heart of this blessed city stands the Umayyad Masjid of Aleppo, one of the oldest masjids in Syria, built between 715–717 CE during the Umayyad Caliphate and the final resting place of Prophet Zakariyyah (as).

Today, this noble Masjid is over 1,300 years old.

For centuries, it has witnessed sajdah after sajdah, du’a after du’a, and generations of believers standing shoulder to shoulder in prayer.

This Ramadan, give your Sadaqah to help restore the lighting and sound systems in this important landmark. 

Devastation during the Syrian war

Between 2012 and 2016, the Masjid suffered catastrophic damage:

• The minaret was destroyed
• Sections of the prayer hall burned
• Walls collapsed
• Historic structures were reduced to rubble

The Umayyad Masjid became a symbol of the nation’s suffering.

Restoration has begun — but we need your help

In 2017, restoration efforts began. Stonemasons, engineers and heritage specialists carefully worked to rebuild the shattered minaret using thousands of original limestone fragments.

In Ramadan 2025, after years of painstaking reconstruction, the Masjid partially reopened for Tarawih prayers.

For the first time in years, worshippers once again stood in prayer.

It was a moment of hope. A moment of resilience. A moment of revival.

But the restoration is not yet complete. The Umayyad Masjid is in desparate need of a new lighting and sound system to restore it to its former glory and ensure it is serving worshippers in the way it once did.

Why give to the Umayyad Masjid in Aleppo this Ramadan?

Over the years, your donations have been instrumental in preserving some of the most important masjids in the world, including Majid Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem, the Umayyad Masjid in Damascus and the Djenne Mosque in Mali.

Now, we are oce again able to present you with an amzaing Sadaqah Jariyah opportunity when you help us restore the Umayyad Masjid in Aleppo, a place of worship that has stood for over 13 centuries.

When you donate to the Masjid, you will share in the reward of every prayer performed, every recitation of the Noble Qur'an and every child who learns within its walls.

The Prophet (saw) said: