Minister of Islamic Affairs and Endowments Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed has announced that Sheikh Dr Yasir Al-Dawsary, an imam of Makkah’s Masjid Al-Haram, is set to visit the Maldives.
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has strongly condemned what Saudi Arabia described as an attempted Houthi drone attack targeting the Holy City of Makkah, reaffirming the Maldives’ solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia carried out the annual Ghusl Al-Kaaba, the ceremonial washing of the interior of the Holy Kaaba, in a tradition that dates back to the time of Prophet ﷺ and remains one of the most revered religious ceremonies associated with the Grand Mosque.
Kingdom, Saudi Arabia has officially opened property ownership in Makkah and Madinah to Muslims from around the world, granting foreign buyers the opportunity to own freehold property in the two holiest cities in Islam for the first time.
As the Islamic year 1448 AH begins tonight, the Holy Kaaba in Makkah is being draped with a new Kiswah in one of the most sacred annual ceremonies in the Muslim world. The replacement takes place on 1 Muharram
Astronomers have announced that a rare celestial event in which the Sun will be positioned directly overhead will coincide with this year’s Day of Arafah. The phenomenon, considered uncommon from an astronomical perspective, occurs only once every 33 years in alignment with Arafah Day. The last time it happened was during the 1993 Day of…
