MAKKAH —The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque mourned the death of Sheikh Saleh Al-Shaibi, senior caretaker and key holder of the Holy Kaaba.
DAMASCUS — Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa placed a piece of the Kiswa (cover) of the Holy Kaaba in the courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. He said that it was a gift presented to him by ...
Anyone who has walked barefoot around the Kaaba in peak summer knows the feeling. The sun is relentless, the air heavy with heat, yet the marble underfoot does not burn. In a place where temperatures ...
Pilgrims outside the Grand Mosque, where fans are installed to cool them as temperatures climb towards 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) — Sajjad HUSSAIN Vast crowds of robed Muslim faithful ...
MAKKAH — Standing as a historic symbol of faith for Muslims around the globe, the door of the Holy Kaaba is one of the Grand Mosque's most prominent architectural features throughout the ages. The ...