• Emiratis leave after performing a funeral prayer for President Sheikh Khalifa at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. AFP
    Emiratis leave after performing a funeral prayer for President Sheikh Khalifa at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. AFP
  • President Sheikh Khalifa died aged 73 on Friday. AFP
    President Sheikh Khalifa died aged 73 on Friday. AFP
  • Worshippers leave Ibn Taymiyyah Mosque in Abu Dhabi, close to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, after evening prayers on the day the death of President Sheikh Khalifa was announced. Victor Besa / The National.
    Worshippers leave Ibn Taymiyyah Mosque in Abu Dhabi, close to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, after evening prayers on the day the death of President Sheikh Khalifa was announced. Victor Besa / The National.
  • Worshippers at Ibn Taymiyyah Mosque in Abu Dhabi gather for evening prayers on the day the death of President Sheikh Khalifa was announced. Victor Besa / The National.
    Worshippers at Ibn Taymiyyah Mosque in Abu Dhabi gather for evening prayers on the day the death of President Sheikh Khalifa was announced. Victor Besa / The National.
  • Worshippers in Abu Dhabi make their way to Ibn Taymiyyah Mosque for evening prayers on the day the death of President Sheikh Khalifa was announced. Victor Besa / The National.
    Worshippers in Abu Dhabi make their way to Ibn Taymiyyah Mosque for evening prayers on the day the death of President Sheikh Khalifa was announced. Victor Besa / The National.
  • The faithful at prayer in Jumeirah Mosque in Dubai on the day the UAE learnt President Sheikh Khalifa had died. Pawan Singh / The National
    The faithful at prayer in Jumeirah Mosque in Dubai on the day the UAE learnt President Sheikh Khalifa had died. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Worshippers arrive at the Ibn Taymiyyah Mosque in Abu Dhabi for evening prayers on the day the UAE learnt President Sheikh Khalifa had died. Victor Besa / The National.
    Worshippers arrive at the Ibn Taymiyyah Mosque in Abu Dhabi for evening prayers on the day the UAE learnt President Sheikh Khalifa had died. Victor Besa / The National.
  • Evening prayers at Jumeirah Mosque in Dubai. Friday devotions were accompanied by news of the death of President Sheikh Khalifa. Pawan Singh / The National
    Evening prayers at Jumeirah Mosque in Dubai. Friday devotions were accompanied by news of the death of President Sheikh Khalifa. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque towers over the neighbourhood in Abu Dhabi as worshippers arrive at Ibn Taymiyyah Mosque for evening prayers on the day President Sheikh Khalifa died. Victor Besa / The National.
    Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque towers over the neighbourhood in Abu Dhabi as worshippers arrive at Ibn Taymiyyah Mosque for evening prayers on the day President Sheikh Khalifa died. Victor Besa / The National.
  • Imam Abdul Muhsin Abdul Rahman leads evening prayers at Jumeirah Mosque in Dubai on the day the death of President Sheikh Khalifa was announced. Pawan Singh / The National
    Imam Abdul Muhsin Abdul Rahman leads evening prayers at Jumeirah Mosque in Dubai on the day the death of President Sheikh Khalifa was announced. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Worshippers arrive at Ibn Taymiyyah Mosque in Abu Dhabi for Friday evening prayers. Three days of official mourning for President Sheikh Khalifa begin on Saturday. Victor Besa / The National.
    Worshippers arrive at Ibn Taymiyyah Mosque in Abu Dhabi for Friday evening prayers. Three days of official mourning for President Sheikh Khalifa begin on Saturday. Victor Besa / The National.
  • Worshippers gather for evening prayers at Jumeirah Mosque in Dubai. On Friday, the UAE learnt of the death of President Sheikh Khalifa. Pawan Singh / The National
    Worshippers gather for evening prayers at Jumeirah Mosque in Dubai. On Friday, the UAE learnt of the death of President Sheikh Khalifa. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Imam Abdul Muhsin Abdul Rahman intones evening prayers at Jumeirah Mosque in Dubai as the UAE reflected on the death of President Sheikh Khalifa. Pawan Singh / The National
    Imam Abdul Muhsin Abdul Rahman intones evening prayers at Jumeirah Mosque in Dubai as the UAE reflected on the death of President Sheikh Khalifa. Pawan Singh / The National

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Evening prayers on the day of Sheikh Khalifa's death - in pictures

People gather in Abu Dhabi and Dubai to pray

The National

May 13, 2022

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Updated: May 13, 2022, 4:42 PM
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