Millions of Muslims from around the world as well as other parts of the Kingdom are converging on the Grand Mosque in Makkah to perform Umrah and take part in special prayers in the final phase of Ramadan, which is considered to include the holiest days of the fasting month.[…]
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.[…]
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[…]
Investors in Makkah’s pilgrim housing facilities expect 90 percent occupancy in the first 10 days of the holy month of Ramadan when hundreds of thousands of faithful from all over the world arrive to perform Umrah and take part in special night prayers. Hotels outside Makkah expect an occupancy rate[…]
The Jamiatul Ulama South Africa has urged Muslims to be cautious about Islamic outlets that are selling bottles of Zam Zam water that may be allegedly fake and filled with ordinary tap water. Zam Zam water is derived from the well of Zam Zam in Makkah, Saudi Arabia and is[…]
The holy city will witness on Friday a rare astronomical phenomenon where the sun will be exactly perpendicular above the Kaaba, i.e. the sun will rise by 90 degrees vertically above the House of God. The shadows will disappear for a slight period. This event will allow people to define the[…]
Sheikh Saleh Bin Abdullah Bin Humaid, imam and preacher of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, urged worshippers to be cautious against those who “seek to misuse the holy sites for their nefarious political designs as well as to create confusion, schism and sedition among the faithful.” In his Friday sermon,[…]
A suburb of Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, descended into violence on Thursday when Saudi security forces surrounded suspected Islamic State recruits and met suicidal resistance in the latest of a string of similar raids around the country. “The terrorists fired upon security forces requiring them to respond in kind to[…]
So far about 3.7 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia since the Umrah season started late October 2015 until April 2, 2016. According to the statistics, 2.6 million pilgrims have arrived via King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, about 740,000 through Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah and[…]
With more South Africans performing umrah than ever before, new travellers will experience difficulty navigating their way around the holy cities, while trying to balance the pressure of gaining the most out of their spiritual journey. While umrah is considered the ‘minor pilgrimage’, the rites of passage can become overwhelming[…]
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