MAKKAH – The holy city of Makkah on Friday witnessed a rare celestial phenomenon when the sun came directly overhead the Holy Kaaba at 12:27 p.m., coinciding with the time of adhan (call for prayer) ...

The Kaaba is the most sacred site in Islam and stands at the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Muslims around the world face toward the Kaaba during their daily prayers, a direction ...

MAKKAH: After the Saudi government relaxed COVID-19 limitations including the holy sites, Muslims are gathering in Grand Holy Mosque (Khana-e-Kaaba) to offer Jumma (Friday) prayer today. However, ...

Riyadh: Saudi clerics appear to have backtracked on controversial plans to ban women from praying at the centre of the holy shrine in Makkah. At present, women can pray in the immediate vicinity of ...

Question: I hope you can help me. I became a Muslim a couple of years ago. My family are finding it hard to accept my ibada (worship). But recently I have made a fuss about my salat and insisted I ...

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ISLAMABAD: Imam-e-Kaaba Dr Sheikh Abdullah Awad Al Juhany who arrived in Islamabad on Thursday is due to lead Friday prayers at Faisal Mosque of the federal capital after giving a sermon. The Imam ...

RIYADH, Sept 11: Following widespread protests, a suggestion to restrict women from praying in the mataf of Ka’aba in Makkatul Mukarrama seems to have been shelved for now. “The presidency (committee ...