For first time, Saudi women step into haj emergency role
Mahmoud Moura MECCA (Reuters) – Seven women sit in front of computer screens fielding distress calls from across Mecca ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage this week, in a first […]
Saudi Arabia’s Hajj agencies ‘ready to serve over 2m pilgrims’
Arab News | Published — Wednesday 30 August 2017 MINA: Agencies involved in Hajj preparations are ready to serve more than 2 million pilgrims, a senior Saudi official said. Pilgrims have arrived in preparation for the “Day of Tarwiyah,” which falls today, said Interior Ministry Spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki. […]
Saudi says it’s prepared to handle any stampede or disease at haj
Reuters International AUGUST 28, 2017 A Muslim pilgrim prays in the Hera cave, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (reuters_tickers) By Mahmoud Mourad MECCA (Reuters) – Saudi health officials […]
Saudi cleric condemns inter-Muslim conflict ahead of pilgrimage
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 25, 2017 Muslims attend Friday prayers at the Grand mosque ahead of the annual Haj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (reuters_tickers) By Mahmoud Mourad MECCA (Reuters) – The imam of Mecca’s Grand Mosque denounced those who […]
Kingdom’s expansion projects, development of holy sites raise Hajj pilgrim numbers
SAUDI ARABIA Arab News | Published — Saturday 26 August 2017 Hundreds of thousands of Hajj pilgrims listen to a first Friday sermon of Dul Hajjah at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. (SPA) MAKKAH: Continuous expansion of the Two Holy Mosques and the holy sites, as well as the upgrading […]
A step-by-step guide to Hajj
A look at the rituals Muslims perform during the annual pilgrimage. Al Jazeera Staff The Muslims pilgrimage is made up of a series of steps that take place in several locations around Mecca [Ahmed Masood/Reuters] Millions of Muslims from around the world gather annually in Mecca in anticipation ofHajj – the Muslim […]
Distribution of Zamzam water: A success story
TARIQ AL-THAGAFI |Published — Wednesday 16 August 2017 Muslim pilgrims drink Zamzam water at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. (SPA file photo) MAKKAH: Distributing Zamzam water to 2 million pilgrims in Makkah is not an easy task. It is carried out by institutions established to provide water to pilgrims at […]
The story behind Abraham’s shrine at the Kaaba
When Prophet Mohamed conquered Mecca, he and his companions decided to transport the stone from its original location near the Kaaba to its current location. (Supplied) Mohammed Harbi, Al Arabiya.netSunday, […]
Pilgrimage (Hajj) and the Kaaba (the House of God)
The Quran enjoins all Muslims to perform the Pilgrimage to Mecca once in their lifetime if they can afford it and if the journey is safe. The centre of pilgrimage is Kaaba which according to the Quran, is the first house built for the worship of God. The object of […]
Hajj (Pilgrimage)
The fifth act of Islamic worship is the performing of the Hajj or the pilgrimage to Mecca. A Muslim must perform this pilgrimage at least once in his lifetime if […]
The joy of breaking fast at the Holy Mosques
June 9, 2017 Saudi Gazette report RAMADAN is a month of immense blessings and the community iftars at mosques and other public places is one of these blessings. For […]
Makkah: Vision 2030
Muddassar Ahmed | Published — Tuesday 21 March 2017 Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 has set out an inspiring future for the Kingdom at a time of global economic volatility. But to fulfill this, a critical step will be to revitalize the holy city of Makkah. Vision 2030 recognizes this. Envisaging […]
She said yes! Turkish man proposes future wife in Makkah’s Grand Mosque
SOURCE: THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE The couple filmed their moment and even shared it on the social media. PHOTO COURTESY: AL ARABIYA ENGLISH A viral video of a Turkish TV correspondent’s romantic public marriage proposal inside the Grand Mosque of Makkah has left social media users desperate to fing out if […]
Makkah’s clock tower among world’s most expensive skyscrapers
By Food & Travel Desk Published: March 17, 2017 PHOTO: HOTELS.COM Hovering skyscrapers are reshaping skylines across the world’s major cities. Over the last few decades hundreds of skyscrapers have been […]
Saudi court dismisses Mecca death crane case: report
AFP January 26, 2017 Muslim pilgrims walk past the crane that collapsed the day before at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy Muslim city of Mecca on September 12, 2015 (AFP Photo/-) More Riyadh (AFP) – A Saudi court on Thursday dismissed charges against 13 accused over a crane collapse […]
Islamic site near Mecca among few still preserved
Nariman El-MoftyAssociated Press Mecca, Saudi Arabia | Fri, September 16 2016 In this Friday, Sept. 9, 2016 photo, a Pakistani man living near Hira cave reads before sunrise on Noor Mountain, where the Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation from God to preach Islam, on the outskirts of Mecca, Saudi […]
Younger generation more focused on religion
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE | Published — Sunday 11 September 2016 ZEAL: Pilgrims leave the Grand Mosque in Makkah after Isha prayers on Friday. (Reuters) MAKKAH: The Haj is no longer an old person’s ritual as a new generation of youthful Muslim pilgrims has transformed both the annual rites and Makkah […]
Pilgrims in Mina for the start of Haj
SIRAJ WAHAB | Published — Saturday 10 September 2016 MINA: Pilgrims, both domestic and foreign, have gathered in the tent city of Mina on Saturday as this year’s Haj begins. With prayers on their lips, beads clutched in their fingers, water bottles in their hands, e-bracelets on their wrists and […]
Preparations for the big day
Source: Arab News IN this life people are usually aware of two kinds of journeys; those made to earn a livelihood and those undertaken for pleasure and sightseeing. The Haj […]
Hot weather awaits pilgrims
ARAB NEWS |Published — Thursday 25 August 2016 Muslim hajj pilgrims perform noon prayers at the Namira mosque near Mount Arafat, in this October 14, 2013 file photo. (AFP) MAKKAH: The weather in Makkah during the Haj season is predicted to be hot during the day and mild at […]