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Makkah landscape goes green following continuous Rains

This year, the Kingdom saw unprecedented rain in the Kingdom bringing floods to to valleys and low lying areas of cities. The Ministry of Education also suspended education in institutions several times in the last few weeks due to heavy rains. The whole season was preceded by drought in various regions of the Kingdom which […]

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‘Only Umrah and Hajj Visa holders allowed Zamzam Bottles’: Jeddah Airports

The Executive Deputy President for Hajj and Umrah Affairs, Essam F.Nour at Jeddah Airports has said that only people holding Umrah or Hajj visas can depart with Zamzam Water from King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah on International Flights. An internal circular was distributed to the Airport and airline authorities further instructing that “only one of […]

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The Speech of the Quran and The Prophet

People had never heard any speech that was more beneficial, precise, balanced, beautiful, and dignified than the speech of the Prophet . His speech was touching, extremely gentle and soft, and none could speak more eloquently and clearly than him . The words a person speaks with are colored with the feelings of their soul, […]

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‘Quran and Emaan’

An inevitable result of reading the Book of Allah with contemplation is having one’s Eman strengthened and increased by the knowledge it contains. In the Qur’an, one finds out that there is a Supreme Sovereign whose authority he is under. That Sovereign owns all dominion, deserves all praise, and controls all things. He is above […]

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‘Dove of the Haram’ passes away

MAKKAH: Sheikh Awad Moawad Al-Subhi Al-Harbi, who was reportedly boasted as the oldest man in Makkah Al Mukkaramah has passed away. Sheikh Harbi was a well known figure in Masjid Al Haram as someone who used to attend the Five Daily Prayers regularly and was nicknamed ‘Dove of the Haram’. A few years ago, a […]

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From Eatmarna to Nusuk, Hajj Ministry launches new Application

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Tuesday launched a new application to cater the Pilgrims and Tourists coming in the Kingdom. The ‘Nusuk’ platform will be all in one application which will be enable people to book permits for Umrah, Rawdah As Sheerafah, Umrah Packages, Tourist Sites in the Kingdom and many other services. […]