As the call for Maghrib prayer echoed through Makkah on Friday, August 29, Umrah pilgrims prepared to bow in worship—only to be greeted by a blessing of heavy rain. Led by Sheikh Maher Al Muaiqly, the ...

MAKKAH — The General Authority for the Care of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque announced the completion of routine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The faith of up to 1.8 billion people, roughly a quarter of the world’s population, dictates each one of them pray five times a ...

Allah Almighty says: {Indeed, it is We Who sent down the Quran and indeed, We will be its guardian.} [Quran 15: 9] According to the verse, it is Allah alone, rather than humans, Who protects the Quran ...

Masses of Muslim pilgrims in the Saudi city of Mecca on Thursday circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, a day before heading to the nearby desert area of Mina to officially open the Hajj, the annual ...

ALBAWABA - There was a lot of controversy recently when video footage of pilgrims circling around a copy of the Kaaba in Nigeria rather than Saudi Arabia surfaced. Some viewed this as a slight to the ...

MAKKAH — The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque has completed the annual raising of the lower section of the Holy Kaaba’s Kiswa (cover) by three ...

The ceremony of washing the Holy Kaaba unfolds in three main, meticulously executed stages, each characterised by extreme care and precision. The process begins with the preparation phase, utilising a ...

The Kiswa of Holy Kaaba was replaced to mark the commencement of new Islamic year 1447. The Kiswa refers to the black silk embroidered cloth that covers the Holy Kaaba. The General Authority for the ...

It is Islam’s holiest shrine – and for a few moments on Friday, it will also be the easiest to find. Astronomers say the sun will pass directly over the top of the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi ...