Kaaba

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Local

Hujaaj (pilgrims) return home after undertaking the holy journey of Hajj (Islamic pilgrimage)

By Kouthar Sambo "Labbaik Allah humma labbaik, Labbaik la sharika laka labbaik. Innal hamda Wan-ni'mata Laka walmulk Laa sharika lak. (O my Lord, here I am at Your service, here I am. There is no partner with You, here I am)." These are the words of our esteemed Hujaaj (pilgrims) who are returning home after undertaking the holy journey of Hajj (Islamic pilgrimage). On Wednesday, the 5th of July, the […]

today7 July 2023

Tourism – Hajj and Umrah

Kaaba cover folded up to avoid damage

As is the custom every year during the Haj season, the Kiswa (the black cloth covering the Kaaba) has been folded up from the ground by three meters. The folded portion of the Kiswa has been covered on all four sides with a white cloth approximately two meters wide. Director General of the King Abdul Aziz Complex for the Kaaba Ahmad Al-Mansouri said the measure was meant to keep the […]

today31 July 2018

Tourism – Hajj and Umrah

Special forces ensure pilgrims’ safety

The emergency security plan launched by the special security forces at the Grand Mosque during a light rainfall on Tuesday was successful as it helped prevent stampedes and other accidents, said Maj. Gen. Abdullah Al-Osaimi, commander of special forces. “We controlled the flow of pilgrims toward the circumambulation area around the Kaaba to ensure their safety and security,” he told Al-Madina Arabic daily. Spelling out the duties of special forces, […]

today24 May 2018

News

Hujjaj wrap up hajj

As the climax of the Hajj season has come and sadly gone, the many hujjaj will be leaving the sacred lands over the next few days taking with them ever lasting memories. On Monday, hujjaj performed their Tawaf Al Wida (Farewell Tawaf) around the Kaaba in Makkah as they sealed their five day journey, “Many of us are very much satisfied on how the hajj has gone off this year… […]

today4 September 2017

Tourism – Hajj and Umrah

Makkah emir hands over kiswa to senior keeper of Kaaba

As the build up to the five days of hajj begins,  the emir of Makkah and advisor to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal handed over the kiswa (cover) of the Holy Kaaba to Saleh Al-Shaibi, senior keeper of Kaaba, at a ceremony held at his emirate office in Jeddah on Wednesday. Prince Abdullah Bin Bandar, deputy emir of Makkah, Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the […]

today25 August 2017

International News

Saudi officials prevent man from setting himself on fire near Kaaba

Security forces at the Grand Mosque in Makkah said that the man they had arrested next to the Kaaba on Monday evening was trying to kill himself and not attempting to set the sacred cubic structure ablaze as reported. The man, identified by the security forces as a Saudi national in his 40s, was dousing himself in gasoline when he was caught, Major Sameh Al Salmi, the spokesman for the […]

today7 February 2017

Features

49 pieces of the world’s most powerful wood hold the Kaaba

The roof of the Kaaba is held by 49 piece of teak wood brought from Burma and processed in Jeddah. They were evenly distributed on the walls of the Kaaba. Teak tree wood is known for its strength. They grow in tropical forests in Southeast Asia and can reach a height of 45 meters. They are usually used in the shipbuilding and high-quality industries. The Kaaba has witnessed many phases […]

today10 December 2016

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