Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

14 Jun 2018

Over 2 million worshippers attend last Qur’an recitation of Ramadan

JEDDAH: More than 2 million worshippers gathered at Makkah’s Grand Mosque to attend the last night of the Qur’an recitation during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. The prayers, during which verses of the Qur’an were recited, were led by Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Sudais. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of worshippers flocked to the Prophet’s Mosque in

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13 Jun 2018

FaceOf: Sheikh Ali Ahmad Mulla, muezzin of the Grand Mosque in Makkah

JEDDAH: Sheikh Ali Ahmad Mulla has been muezzin (the caller for prayer) of the Grand Mosque in Makkah since 1975.  He is considered one of the most famous muezzins at the Grand Mosque for the past 40 years and his voice is recognized by most guests that visit the mosque. Mulla was born in June 1945 in Makkah, and grew up in a family where working as a muezzin is a family

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13 Jun 2018

SEC: Grand Mosque registers record peak load of 118 MVA

It confirmed that its new projects in Makkah Province this year, whose cost exceeded SR100 million, the technical plans for managing emergency teams and preparations made throughout the previous months have succeeded in enhancing the credibility of electricity service during the Umrah season and the holy month of Ramadan.

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