Saudi authorities expect the number of pilgrims this year to exceed two million, approaching pre-coronavirus pandemic levels. "We have to drink a lot of water, we have to stay in shades, do not try to go in the sunny weather and keep the umbrella," Aziz Khan, Pakistani pilgrim.
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims performed on Saturday the shortened combined prayers of Dhuhr and Asr (noon and afternoon) prayers at Namirah Mosque in Mount Arafat in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The new mosque will launch its new website with a QR code on February 29 for complete transparency and will accept donations for various projects within the mosque premises. These include a cancer hospital, a college, a senior citizens' home, and a vegetarian kitchen adjacent to the new mosque.
A viral video falsely claimed to show Hindu pilgrims celebrating the inauguration of the Ram temple at Mecca's Kaaba. However, India TV's Fact Check team debunked claims, confirming that the video depicted Indonesian pilgrims at the Kaaba during Umrah, not Hindus celebrating Ram temple inauguration.
Mecca city police spokesperson confirmed that the shooter was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces.
There will be 25 points marked this time through which a pilgrim can proceed comfortably for his Hajj.
The newly appointed prime minister is on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia along with a delegation including Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari among others. The delegation, which headed to the Prophet's mosque to offer prayers after arriving in Madina on Thursday, faced protest and chanting at the holy mosque, highlighting the videos circulating on social media.
The hajj pilgrimage, which once drew some 2.5 million Muslims from all walks of life from across the globe, is now almost unrecognizable.
The Haj Committee of India has issued the action plan for Haj pilgrimage 2021 with precautionary measures in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. The guidelines will be issued soon.
A Saudi man in a speeding car crashed into the outer gates of Mecca’s Grand Mosque late Friday night, the country’s state-run news agency reported.
More than 1,500 mosques are due to reopen Sunday in the holy city of Mecca amid strict health precautions after three-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia, a media report said.
Saudi Arabia has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Mecca and Medina as part of precautionary measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus, it was reported.
Karnataka has reported its 16th COVID-19 case after a 32-year-old man returned from Mecca, Saudi. The person resides in Chikkaballapur districts Gauri Bidnoor region. The infected person has been isolated.
Saudi Arabia on Thursday banned foreign pilgrims from entering the kingdom to visit Islam's holiest sites over the new coronavirus, potentially disrupting the plans of millions of faithful ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and as the annual hajj pilgrimage looms.
Indian Ambassador Ausaf Sayeed, Consul General Noor Rahman Sheikh and Haj Consul Y. Sabir received the pilgrims on arrival at the Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport.
"The number of women Haj pilgrims going without mehram (male companion) has increased this year and stood at 2,340. Around 48 per cent of the two lakh Haj pilgrims from India are women," the minister informed.
A suicide bomber, planning an attack on Grand Mosque in Mecca, blew himself up inside a home after he was surrounded by police.
Shia rebels in Yemen fired a ballistic missile toward Islam's holiest city of Mecca, Saudi state media said. According to the Saudi-led coalition, Houthi rebels launched a Scud missile from Saada province towards Mecca at
New Delhi: Cricketer Irfan Pathan settled in matrimony with Jeddah-based model Safa Baig on February 4. The wedding took place in the holy city of Mecca and it was a low key affair.Till now, no
New Delhi : The death toll of Indians in the Haj stampede rose to 74 today with Saudi authorities announcing more causalities, even as scores of people were still missing after the worst tragedy in 25 years to
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