Every Year the Kiswah of the Kabah is raised and a white cloth symbolizing the Ihram is put on the Kabah. Why the Kiswah is raised each year? The Kiswah is raised up to 3 meters each year to prevent damage to the cloth due to large crowds which assemble during the Hajj season and […]
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that only local people of different nationalities in limited numbers will attend this year’s Hajj and that the numbers will ‘likely’ not to exceed 10,000. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah revealed that along with the Ministry of Health a comprehensive plan was devised for Hajj […]
On Sunday, parts of Africa, Middle East and Asia witnessed an Annular Solar Eclipse. The Eclipse coincided with the Summer Solstice (Longest Day of the Year) The Haramain Sharifain along with rest of Mosques across the Muslim World stood in Salat Al Kusuf (Solar Eclipse Prayer) following the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and […]
The General Presidency on Friday announced that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques had given the approval of the plans put in place so the doors of the Mosque will open to the general public from 31 May 2020 with relevant precautionary measuresThe opening of Masjid Al Nabawi will be in stages starting from […]
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced the opening of Mosques around the Kingdom among other things as the country plans to normalize life as it was before the Coronavirus Pandemic hit. Among them were the opening of Mosques around the Kingdom except the city of Makkah from 31 May 2020 (8 Shawwal 1441) Various […]
