Madinah (Web Desk): Saudi Arabia has reopened the Masjid-e-Nabawi – the mosque of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) – in Madinah gradually to the public starting Sunday (today). Mosques across the Kingdom, except for those in Makkah, will open their doors to worshippers on Sunday as part of an ease in the curfew restrictions to prevent […]
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Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi left for Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning for a day-long visit. It’s his maiden foreign visit. Sources said the premier is accompanied by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif. The premier will hold a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman and also pay a […]
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Pilgrims going to Saudi Arabia for Hajj 2017, 22 Pakistani Hajj Pilgrims were died in Mecca. All the deceased pilgrims have been laid to rest in Jannat al-Mu’alla graveyard. According to Ministry of Religious Affairs, 133,868 Hajj Pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia under government and private programmes from Pakistan to perform Hajj 2017. The spokesperson of […]
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The Zil-Hajj crescent was not sighted on Monday evening in Saudi Arabia, which means Eid-ul-Azha will be on September 1 (Friday) this year, Arab media reported. The Supreme Court in Saudi Arabia said, ‘Zul Hijjah crescent not sighted’. The court will meet again on Tuesday to issue a decision regarding the moon sighting. Based on […]
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Riyadh (June 5, 2016): Ramadan Moon 2016 has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait therefore Monday, June 6, will be the first day of the holy month, Sial News reported. Ramazan Moon 2016 has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia and Far East region after which 1st Ramazan 1437 Hijri would fall in […]
Continue ReadingMecca (Web Desk): Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz has claimed that the Islamic State (Daesh) militants are Israeli soldiers and the Saudi-led 34-nation military alliance of Islamic countries will defeat it. The statement came after Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the secretive leader of the terror group, called for an uprising in Saudi Arabia and […]
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Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Sardar Yousuf on Friday has announced the Hajj policy 2015. At least 143,368 people will perform Hajj in the ongoing year. The religious Minister said that 10 designated banks will honor Hajj applications. The applications for Hajj will be received from April 27 to May 08. He announced the Hajj […]
Continue ReadingMakkah (Web Desk) – Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh on Friday said that un-Islamic forces are hatching conspiracies against Islam and Muslim countries. “Khawarij (those who withdrew from the mainstream Islam) are still among the sects of Muslims,” the Grand Mufti stated during annual Hajj sermon. He said those who spread anarchy in a […]
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MAKKAH (Web Desk): The annual ceremony to change Ghilaf-e-Kaaba was held on Friday morning at Masjid-e-Al-Haram (the Sacred Mosque) in Saudi Arabia where millions of Muslims have gathered to perform Hajj. The covering cloth of the Kaaba, known as Kiswa, is changed on 9th Zilhaj every year on the day of Arafat. The new cover […]
Continue ReadingRIYADH (AFP) – Ramazan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, will begin on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, the state-run Al-Ekhbariya television channel reported on Friday. Citing the authorities, it said that because the crescent moon was unable to be seen with the naked eye on Friday, Ramazan would begin on Sunday. According to tradition, it […]
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