IQNA – Saudi authorities have reported a wide range of services provided to pilgrims and visitors at the Grand Mosque in Mecca during the 1446 and early 1447 Hijri years, as part of ongoing efforts to support religious travelers and manage pilgrimage-related operations.
News ID: 3493761 Publish Date : 2025/07/09
IQNA – Hamada Muhammad al-Sayyid, an Egyptian Quran memorizer, won the first place in the first Quran memorization competition for Hajj pilgrims held at the Grand Mosque in Mecca .
News ID: 3493399 Publish Date : 2025/06/10
IQNA – The first competition on recitation and memorization of the Holy Quran is underway at the Grand Mosque in Mecca .
News ID: 3493262 Publish Date : 2025/05/28
IQNA – More than 122 million visitors gathered at the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina throughout the holy month of Ramadan, Saudi authorities say.
News ID: 3492531 Publish Date : 2025/03/30
IQNA – More than 4.1 million worshippers and Umrah pilgrims gathered at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on the 29th night of Ramadan, a night of spiritual significance marked by the Quran completion (Khatm Al-Quran) prayers.
News ID: 3492524 Publish Date : 2025/03/29
IQNA – The Grand Mosque in Mecca , Islam’s holiest site, welcomed more than 4 million worshippers and pilgrims on a single day during the holy month of Ramadan.
News ID: 3492518 Publish Date : 2025/03/28
IQNA – More than three million worshipers gathered at the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina for special prayers on the 27th night of Ramadan, an occasion observed as Laylatul Qadr.
News ID: 3492509 Publish Date : 2025/03/27
IQNA – More than 17 million iftar (fast-breaking) meals were distributed at the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina during the first three weeks of Ramadan.
News ID: 3492502 Publish Date : 2025/03/26
IQNA – During the initial 10 days of Ramadan, Mecca’s Grand Mosque witnessed over 25 million worshippers and visitors, setting a new attendance record.
News ID: 3492320 Publish Date : 2025/03/14
IQNA – Millions of people from across the globe are in Mecca this Ramadan in March 2025, to make the Umrah pilgrimage the most sacred month of the year.
News ID: 3492277 Publish Date : 2025/03/11
IQNA – More than 4.9 million Iftar meals were distributed at the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina during the first week of Ramadan, as worshippers gathered in large numbers for prayers and Umrah.
News ID: 3492271 Publish Date : 2025/03/11
IQNA – The Grand Mosque in Mecca saw an unprecedented number of Umrah pilgrims, with nearly 500,000 worshippers performing the pilgrimage in a single day on Wednesday.
News ID: 3492215 Publish Date : 2025/03/08
IQNA – The ritual of exiting the state of Ihram following the completion of Umrah is being tested for the first time in the courtyard of the Grand Mosque during this year’s Ramadan.
News ID: 3492130 Publish Date : 2025/03/03
IQNA – Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has announced that registration for itikaf at the two sacred sites will open on Wednesday, March 5.
News ID: 3492105 Publish Date : 2025/03/02
IQNA – The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has introduced an online portal to streamline applications for providing iftar meal services inside the Grand Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan.
News ID: 3491594 Publish Date : 2025/01/25
IQNA – As the Umrah season progresses in Saudi Arabia, authorities have urged pilgrims to prepare physically for the rites and take care of their feet.
News ID: 3490166 Publish Date : 2024/10/06
IQNA – As the Grand Mosque in Mecca sees an influx of Muslims performing Umrah, Saudi authorities have reiterated the rules for taking photos at Islam’s holiest site.
News ID: 3489865 Publish Date : 2024/09/11
IQNA – The ten finalists’ performances concluded at the 44th edition of the King Abdulaziz International Competition for the Memorization, Recitation and Interpretation of the Holy Quran.
News ID: 3489528 Publish Date : 2024/08/17
IQNA – Six new prayer areas have been designated for physically challenged worshippers at the Grand Mosque in Mecca , Saudi Arabia.
News ID: 3489446 Publish Date : 2024/08/10
IQNA – The annual ceremonial washing of the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque, Islam’s most sacred site in Mecca, took place on Sunday.
News ID: 3489223 Publish Date : 2024/07/23
