The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques’s spokesperson issued a press release on Friday dismissing rumors that had taken social media by storm that the Haramain was to open for worshipers from 8th Ramadan, The Statement said: “that it is based on the position of the Two Holy Mosques and their […]
The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has called upon residents to look for the Crescent of the month of Ramadan in Thursday the 30th of Sha’ban 1441 corresponding to 23rd of April 2020 and report any sighting to the nearest court. The Supreme Court also stated that the entry into the month of Rajab was […]
The President of the Haramain, Sheikh Abdul Rehman Al Sudais announced plans for Ramadan today The following Plans have been made for Ramadan in the Haramain: 1- Taraweeh will be held behind closed doors and number of Rakats have been reduced to 10 Rakats 2 -Iftar services cancelled in both Harams, instead Iftar Baskets will […]
The COVID-19 spreads from human to human transmission and has proved to be very contagious according to the WHO. A person with the infection can spread the virus up-to 3 person and the number could increase exponentially if social distancing is not observed. Saudi Arabia’s decision of limiting access to the Haramain and closure of […]
The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused the restriction on the number of pilgrims for Hajj for the second time. This restriction has caused an unusual rise in “false informations” and senseless “conspiracy theories” surrounding the restriction, even though it was taken after careful review over months and seeing the latest information on the spread of […]
In a shocking turn of events on Thursday, the General Presidency announced that the Haramain Sharifain ( Masjid Al Haram in Makkah and Masjid Al Nabawi in Madinah) to remain closed after Isha Prayers till one hour before Fajr Prayers. The following restrictions will apply to the Haramain effective today: No Prayers in the Mataaf […]