The Two Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madinah, as nearly all the other mosques in the Kingdom observed the first Qiyamul Layl (midnight prayers), beginning Saturday. Qiyamul Layl in the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah generally begins at 12.45 a.m., lasting for about two hours.[…]
Thirty-six trains would be running every day, two every hour between Makkah and Madinah, transporting on average 15,000 passengers. Most parts of the multibillion high-speed Haramain railway line will be completed this year. There are major stations in each of these cities including Jeddah, supported by bus stops and footpaths.[…]
A record number of more than six million pilgrims will perform Umrah by the end of the holy month of Ramadan, which witnesses the peak Umrah season of the year. As of Tuesday, a total of 5,888,986 pilgrims arrived in the holy city of Makkah from all over the world,[…]
Work is undergoing at Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Madinah to ensure preparedness with the arrival of a large number of pilgrims and visitors to perform Umrah and visit the Prophet’s Mosque. Airport officials have reached out to operating parties to ensure preparedness of the plan to[…]
The Ministry of Haj and Umrah has launched an electronic bracelet that stores the personal information of each pilgrim including where the person entered the Kingdom, visa number, passport number and address. The device also includes data on pilgrims’ licensed service providers, accommodation in Makkah, Madinah or the holy sites,[…]
Visitors to Makkah have been advised to leave the mataf area exclusively for Umrah pilgrims for the five-time mandatory prayers, especially during Taraweeh, for the remaining days of Ramadan. A directive in this regard was issued by Makkah Gov. Khaled Al-Faisal on his Twitter account. The mataf area is witnessing[…]
Leaders and officials inside the Grand Mosque and its surrounding areas are working around the clock in preparation for the last 10 days of Ramadan, which are considered among the busiest in a year and test the capabilities of service agencies. Government bodies are preparing the Grand Mosque, its yards[…]
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has issued over 6.28 million visas for Umrah pilgrims, with an estimated 900,000 expected in Makkah this Ramadan, according to Ministry of Hajj. While Ramadan is becoming a popular umrah season for South Africans, it’s unclear how many plan to perform the pilgrimage during the[…]
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, who heads the Council of Senior Scholars, has urged Muslims who have undertaken many Umrah trips to refrain for entering Makkah, so that others have a chance to perform the rituals. Al-Asheikh said it was possible that those Muslims who refuse to consider the[…]
The National Transformation Program of 2020, one of the initiatives of the Kingdom’s 2030 Vision, stated that the annual increase of Haj pilgrims to the Kingdom stands at 13 percent. However, annually increasing in Umrah visitors will be 30 percent. According to the National Transformation Program, whose details were announced[…]
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