Saudi Arabia: Mecca Imam Maher al-Muaiqly falls ill during Friday prayer
An imam of Mecca's Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia fell ill on Friday during prayer, forcing him to step aside and be replaced by another imam. Maher al-Muaiqly, a well-known leader of prayers at the Grand Mosque, was reciting verses of the Quran when his voice started to break on live national television before his recitation stopped completely. After about 10 seconds of silence, Abdul Rahman al-Sudais, the Grand Mosque's leading imam, […]
