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 ...

The Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity Sunday, with worshippers praying shoulder-to-shoulder for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic ...

MAKKAH — The Holy Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, was adorned with the new Kiswa (cover) on Tuesday, the first day of Muharram, 1448 AH. The annual customary ceremony of replacing the old Kiswa with a ...

Al Shaibi family in Saudi Arabia announced on Monday the handover of the key of the Kaaba to its eldest son, Sheikh Abdul Wahab bin Zain Al Abidin Al Shaibi. The new caretaker of the Kaaba received ...

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 ...

In preparation for the Haj season 2024 (1445AH), the black covering or Kiswa of the Holy Kaaba in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, was raised on Wednesday after the evening prayers. The annual custom is meant to ...

The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque adorned on Sunday the holy Kaaba with a new cover "Kiswa" as per the annual tradition. A team from the ...

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 ...

Made of 670 kg of black silk and embroidered with approximately 220 kg of gold and silver thread featuring Quranic verses, the Kiswah covers an area of 658 sqm ALBAWABA- On the eve of the new Hijri ...

MAKKAH — The General Authority for the Care of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque announced the completion of routine maintenance of the Holy Kaaba and Hijr Ismail, in line with the highest ...