Interactive screens guide visitors at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Previous 1 / 4It aims to facilitate access to ritual sites as well as key locations, including the Mataf. (SPA) 2 / 4It aims to facilitate access to ritual sites as well […]
Social distancing measures reimposed in Two Holy Mosques
Social distancing measures in the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque will be reimposed from 7 a.m. on Thursday. (@ReasahAlharmain) Short Url https://arab.news/grbvt Social distancing will be imposed between the […]
Free speech: Hypocrisy in the West and superiority of Islamic law
3rd September 2021 Last Updated on 14th November 2021 Asif Arif, Lawyer, USA By looking at this title, some will jump from their seats considering that, first, “There is no […]
The devastating 1979 siege of Mecca and the blood-thirsty Mahdi
19th November 2021 Jalees Ahmad, Al Hakam In a world where violence is an everyday occurrence and news travels around the world faster than the Parker Solar Probe, a person becomes […]
First full Friday prayers at Two Holy Mosques
Authorties have used all of their human and mechanical resources to implement the plan to return to full capacity. (SPA) Short Url https://arab.news/v55b6 TARIQ AL-THAQAFI October 23, 2021 Worshippers return […]
Pakistani spends four decades in service of Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Ahmed Khan Qandal, 61, is a sanitation supervisor in Makkah and has lived and worked in Saudi Arabia since 1983. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/gszsb The Pakistani worker witnessed the restoration […]
Free speech: Hypocrisy in the West and superiority of Islamic law
3rd September 2021 Asif Arif, Lawyer, USA By looking at this title, some will jump from their seats considering that, first, “There is no such concept as free speech in […]
Foreign pilgrims happy to perform Umrah anew after long hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic
The first group of fully jabbed foreign Umrah pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia on Aug. 15. (SPA) Short Url https://arab.news/w6hn6 Umrah pilgrims from abroad are required to present a certificate […]
British Muslim walking from UK to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, spread message of peace
PreviousVolume 90% 1 / 2Adam Mohamed built his cart, weighing around 250 kgs, in two months with the help of a local welding company. (Supplied) 2 / 2Adam Mohamed has gained half […]
First foreign Umrah pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia after COVID-19 ban lifted
1 / 3Pilgrims were greeted with gifts of dates, roses and Zam Zam water on arrival at the Kingdom’s airports. (SPA) 2 / 3Pilgrims were greeted with gifts of dates, roses and Zam […]
Saudi Arabia to start receiving Umrah requests
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah says it will accept foreign Umrah requests for the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque. (SPA) Short Url https://arab.news/8q97t The ministry hopes to welcome […]
The Journey of Hajj: A Personal Account
Kalim SadiqISLAM 20th July 2021 Kalim Sadiq, UK The emotional, psychological and spiritual journey for Hajj commences once one has made the intention of going. It is not a decision to be […]
Islam’s Holiest City Offers Visitors Ample History through Sites, Exhibits
Tuesday, 20 July, 2021 – 07:15 Muslim pilgrims pray next to Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the holy city of Makkah. […]
Maximum technology utilized by Saudi authorities to ensure safety of pilgrims
In the 2019 Hajj season, the Ministry of Health introduced a robot that remotely provided consultations and checks with the use of artificial intelligence. (SPA) Hajis at holy sites have […]
The Well of Zamzam is a lasting miracle
Before the end of the Hajj or Umrah journey, visitors make sure to get a bottle or two of Zamzam water. Source: Arab News With no impurities, its water contains […]
Pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat in high point of pandemic-era hajj
Issued on: 19/07/2021 Mecca (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) Muslim pilgrims ascended Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Monday in the high point of this year’s hajj, being held in downsized form and under […]
Hajj 2021: How Jeddah earned its reputation as the city of hospitality
Jeddah old view, Saudi Arabia. Created by Girardet after Lejean, published on Le Tour du Monde, Paris, 1860. (Shutterstock) Short Url https://arab.news/cj892 For centuries, the port city of Jeddah on […]
Makkah sees safe arrival of pilgrims as Hajj begins
The first group of pilgrims perform the circling of the Kaaba. The first group of pilgrims perform the circling of the KaabaThe first batch of pilgrims arrive at gathering point […]
Pilgrims head to Mecca for 2nd pandemic hajj
© Provided by WION Pilgrims will begin to arrive in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Saturday for the second downsized hajj staged during the coronavirus pandemic with only fully vaccinated […]
Saudi Arabia assigns 135 imams to provide Hajj guidance
Saudis and foreign residents circumambulate the Kaaba (Tawaf) in the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Makkah. (File/Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/v3x5p The imams […]