Prayers being held nationwide for passengers and crew

The mystery over what happened to the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plane deepened Sunday as rescue teams continued with their search for the jet.

The Royal Malaysian Air Force chief Tan Sri Rodzali Daud said there is also a possibility that flight MH370 might have turned back towards Kuala Lumpur before vanishing, raising a number of questions both locally and internationally.

In light of this, Malaysians of all religions are carrying out mass prayers for the passengers of the Boeing 777-200 aircraft which was presumed to have crashed off the Vietnamese coast on Saturday.

The prayers were also aiming for a positive outcome in the search and rescue operations.

Here are a list of areas and institutions conducting mass prayers:

• Sultan Azlan Shah Campus, Sultan Azlan Shah Mosque • Dewan Ulamak PAS Pusat, Taman Melawar • At Taqwa Mosque, TTDI • UiTM Kuala Terengganu, Surau Destini Ar-Raudhah • Kampung Gaung Mosque, Kuala Berang, Terengganu • Kolej Profesional Mara Indera Mahkota (KPMIM), Surau As-Syahadah • Al Najihin Mosque, Bandar Sri Permaisuri • Sekolah Menengah Teknik Sejingkat, Kuching, Sarawak • SMK Dato’ Perdana, Bachok, Kelantan • Koleh Dato’ Onn • International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak

"#SolatHajat malam ini di TTDI. Semua dijemput hadir #prayformh370 #malaysia #love … http://t.co/gQmf7hZxsj
— Shahrul Reimey (@SReimey) March 9, 2014

Malam ini akan diadakan solat hajat di Masjid Sultan Azlan Shah, KSAS. #PrayForMH370 pic.twitter.com/4tPaOE5Uxp
— WELOVEUPSI (@WeLoveUPSI) March 9, 2014

Solat Hajat Perdana Malam Ini di Taman Melewar Selepas Isya 1. Dewan Ulamak PAS Pusat dengan kerjasama Dewan... http://t.co/lGXqMQrCIq
— PemudaBatu.com (@PemudaBatu) March 9, 2014

The gang at Hotfm akan menunaikan solat sunat hajat berjemaah di masjid At Taqwa TTDI malam ini bermula 7mlm. Sama2 lah kita ya InsyaAllah.
— sharifahaLEYA (@sharifahaLEYA) March 9, 2014

Solat hajat di Masjid Kampung Gaung malam ni. #MH370
— Amsyar's Aunt (@FarizanHajiMad) March 9, 2014

Solat Hajat at Surau Destini Ar-Raudhah tonight after Maghrib prayer. Let's pray for the best for them #UiTMKT #PrayForMH370
— . Ain Nadie . (@artaddicted07) March 9, 2014

Insyaallah pd mlm ini slpas maghrib,Surau As-Syahadah KPMIM akn mngadakan solat hajat bg memohon keselamatan kpd penumpang pesawat MAS MH370
— Ghuraba' (@ahmadnizar95) March 9, 2014

Sharing is caring #PrayForMH370 .. Solat Hajat akan diadakan di Masjid Al Najihin, Bandar Sri… http://t.co/HLUt87Litu
— Norhayati Tasli (@yatttasli) March 9, 2014

Alhamdulillah malam tok sekolah teknik sejingkat mengadakan solat hajat dengan MH370 :')
— Foxxxxxx ♥ (@Ainn_anne_aen) March 9, 2014

malam ni smk dato perdana buat solat hajat untuk #MH370 ! #PrayForMH370
— lux (@NoorNajihah_) March 9, 2014

Student2 UPSI, mlm nie ad solat hajat dkt masjid KSAS utk #MH370 boleh la sama2 pergi. Sama2 kita imarahkan masjid mlm nie. #PrayForMH370
— ShiEkiN (@shiekinalias) March 9, 2014

Kolej Dato Onn is holding a solat hajat for #MH370 tonight. May all ends well for #MH370.
— Syark Attack (@SyarkWasangka) March 9, 2014

Solat hajat utk mh370. Mari ramai2 turun. #prayformh370 #solathajat #shasmosque #iium #gombak http://t.co/tGxjQkz7RP
— fatin samuri (@fatinsamuri) March 9, 2014

@sultanmuzaffar @501Awani UUM akan mengadakan solat hajat sempena #MH370 di masjid slps solat mghrib hri ni
— Syed Amir  ᴼᴿᴵᴳᴵᴻᴬᴸ (@syedamir90) March 9, 2014

@sultanmuzaffar @501Awani solat hajat oleh kelab umno leeds bradford, uk. @AchikAshraf
— K-O (@mynameisk0) March 9, 2014

Earlier Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak invited all Muslims in the country to join in a ‘solat hajat’ organised by 1Malaysia For Youth to be held at various mosques.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom in a statement to BERNAMA said he will instruct all mosques in the Federal Territory of Labuan to conduct ‘solat hajat’ prayers as soon as possible.

He also called on the people of different religions to continue to pray for the safety of the passengers.

Several prayers at churches and temples across the country are also being held for a positive outcome in the search and rescue operation.

Church in Klang prays for passengers and crew of MH370. @501Awani @sultanmuzaffar #PrayForMH370 pic.twitter.com/2raz9235FZ
— Muhammad HafizRayyan (@HafizRayyan) March 9, 2014

We did pray for the safety and families #mh370 today in church this morning.
— Boyke Wijono (@BoykeWijono) March 9, 2014

Special prayers for the safe return of MH370 passengers will also be held at the Sri Athi Iswaran Temple in Sentul on Monday.

Special prayers 4 d safe return of MH370 passengers by MIC Youth at Sri Athi Iswaran Temple(Sivan Temple) , Sentul Tmrw @7:30pm @501Awani
— Sivarraajh (@sivarraajh) March 9, 2014