About a million pilgrims continue to flock to the pure level of Arafat since the morning to perform the greatest pillar of the pilgrimage, which is standing at Arafat, where they listen, before the noon call to prayer, to the “Arafat Sermon” at the Namira Mosque, which is being delivered today by His Excellency Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Al-Issa, member of the Council of Senior Scholars in the Arab Kingdom
Riyadh, Jul 8 (EFE).- Following two years of subdued celebrations due to the pandemic, Muslim pilgrims returned Friday to Mount Arafat, a granodiorite hill located some 22 kilometers from Mecca, to carry out the second and main day of the Hajj pilgrimage. Islam’s most important annual event has significantly grown this year after the pilgrimage …
JEDDAH: After two years of strict limits on pilgrim numbers, precautionary measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have been relaxed in Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has increased Hajj capacity. This year, the Kingdom will welcome a million pilgrims from all around the world. Their health and well-being remains a top priority and the Ministry of Health has
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Health Minister Fahad Al-Jalajel on Wednesday inspected several health facilities in the Makkah Health Cluster. The visit was conducted to assess the readiness and preparations of the integrated health services. The minister also closely reviewed the progress of work in the sites that provide care to pilgrims ahead of the upcoming Hajj season. Al-Jalajel
A large number of pilgrims climb Jabal Al-Rahma in Arafat to pray standing on the mount, following in the footsteps of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). It is the most famous place in Arafat after the Namira Mosque. Located between the seventh and eighth roads east of Arafat, Jabal Al-Rahma is 300 meters long and seven meters high. Some pilgrims wrongly believe that