Circling The House of God 30 min Documentary Dir. Ovidio Salazar (2010) Circling The House of God: Trailer by MatmediaProductions Born in 1909, Dr Martin Lings, also known as Shaykh Abu Bakr Siraj ad-Din, was revered by people all over the world as ‘a Friend of God’: a man whose
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All set for historic expansion of Grand Mosque in Makkah
JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah arrived in Makkah on Wednesday night to spend the remaining days of Ramadan in the vicinity of the Grand Mosque and lay the foundation stone for the largest Haram expansion project in history. King Abdullah was greeted on arrival at Al-Safa
Official describes daunting task of keeping Grand Mosque clean
JEDDAH: The Director of the Cleaning Department at the Grand Mosque, Hamoud bin Saleh, has appealed to pilgrims and visitors to cooperate in the directorate’s efforts to maintain the cleanliness of the holy mosque’s floors and courtyards. Saleh said a daily average of 100 tons of garbage, which could rise
Civil Defense ready for peak Ramadan crowds
MAKKAH: Lt. Gen. Saad bin Abdullah Al-Tuwaijri, director general of Civil Defense, said Wednesday that his department was fully prepared to deal with the large crowd of worshippers in the last 10 days of Ramadan at the holy mosques of Makkah and Madinah. “We have increased the number of officers
Haram expansion to accommodate 1.2m more worshippers
JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah will lay the foundation stone for a new expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Friday, it was announced on Tuesday. The new project, covering 400,000 square meters, will create prayer space for an additional 1.2 million worshippers. “The new
Civil Defense deploys in force to assist pilgrims in distress
MAKKAH: The Civil Defense medical evacuation teams deployed at the Grand Mosque and the central area of the holy city have extended first aid service to as many as 861 Umrah pilgrims and visitors since the beginning of Ramadan. The teams have transported about 100 of these worshippers to
Makkawis on a mission to serve pilgrims
MAKKAH: Every year many Makkah residents embark on a mission to provide iftar meals to help pilgrims break their fast around the Grand Mosque. The locals inherited this tradition from their parents and grandparents. Haydar Amoun, a 56-year-old Makkah resident, said every Ramadan he gathers his sons and grandsons to
King Abdullah to lay foundation stone to Makkah Haram expansion works
King Abdullah, Custodian of the two Holy Mosques JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah will lay the foundation stone to the Makkah Haram expansion works in a few days. The project is called the King Abdullah Expansion of the Makkah Haram. The king will also open a
Civil Defense targets 12 safety risks to Umrah pilgrims
MAKKAH – The Civil Defense Directorate here has identified 12 potential safety risks to Umrah pilgrims and has taken all the measures necessary to deal with them in order to provide maximum protection and safety to those performing the ritual in Ramadan. Colonel Salim Al-Matrafi, Director of Operations Division at