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Makkah’s Zamzam water production melds ancient history with modern technology

Arab News 07 Jul 2022

“When the divine command was given to the Prophet of God Ibrahim, peace be upon him, to go to Makkah and leave his wife Hajar and his son Ismail, peace be upon him, in an uncultivated valley near the Sacred Mosque, he bid them farewell, left and did not turn back despite the repeated calls of his wife Hajar.

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When does Hajj 2022 start and why do Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca?

Metro UK 07 Jul 2022

Prayers take place at Kaaba in Mecca at the end of the Hajj pilgrimage (Picture. Getty). Hajj is an extremely important event in the Islamic calendar, which happens each year on a different date ... What is Hajj? ... Getty) ... Getty). Pilgrims head to Kaaba, a sacred mosque in Mecca, and there they will pray alongside other Muslims from all around the world ... ....

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Historic routes to Makkah symbolize Hajj pilgrims’ devotion to their faith

Arab News 06 Jul 2022

They also built barricades, bridges, castles, forts and mosques ... The sacred shrine of Islam in the courtyard of Masjid Al-Haram (Sacred Mosque) at Makkah, Saudi Arabia ... Pilgrims from the north often stayed in the holy city, visiting the Prophet’s Mosque before continuing their journey to Makkah.

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Mecca businesses see hajj boom ending pandemic slump

Gulf News 05 Jul 2022

The city has seen a construction boom in recent years that has brought new shopping malls, apartment buildings and luxury hotels - some offering spectacular views of the sacred Kaaba, the large black cubic structure at the centre of the Grand Mosque towards which all Muslims pray.

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Haj medical team saves life of pilgrim in Mecca

Gulf Daily News 04 Jul 2022

Wrapped in white robes, with some carrying umbrellas against the burning desert sun, hundreds performed the first ritual of the Haj, which involves walking in a circle around the Kaaba, the sacred building at the centre of Mecca’s Grand Mosque.

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Saudi Arabia: Unauthorised vehicles can't enter Mecca and holy sites

Gulf News 04 Jul 2022

... carrying umbrellas against the burning sun, thousands performed the first ritual of the Hajj, which involves walking in a circle around the Kaaba, the sacred building at the centre of Mecca’s Grand Mosque.

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Israel radicals may spark 'religious war' at Al-Aqsa: Waqf

The New Arab 02 Jul 2022

A religious war may be sparked if Israeli radicals alter the status quo at occupied East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Jordanian-run body responsible for administering the site cautioned on Saturday ... "The people in Jerusalem, Palestine and all Muslims will not hesitate to defend their Mosque," it said.

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First Igbo translation of Quran published in Nigeria

Joy Online 02 Jul 2022

It was launched at an event in the capital, Abuja, at the Ansar-Ud-Deen Mosque, where Muhammad Murtala Chukwuemeka told the BBC it took him five years to translate the sacred Islamic text into Igbo from Arabic ... .

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Muslim pilgrims flock to Mecca for first post-pandemic Hajj

Middle East Monitor 01 Jul 2022

... the first ritual of the Hajj, which involves walking in a circle around the Kaaba, the sacred building at the centre of Mecca's Grand Mosque.

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Hajj: Muslims folk to Mecca for post-pandemic pilgrimage

The New Arab 01 Jul 2022

Wrapped in white robes, with some carrying umbrellas against the burning desert sun, hundreds performed the first ritual of the haj, which involves walking in a circle around the Kaaba, the sacred building at the centre of Mecca's Grand Mosque ... "Being in the Grand Mosque and in the land of the two holy mosques makes me very happy.".

photo: WN / fouad

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Muslim pilgrims flock to Mecca for first post-pandemic haj

Reuters 01 Jul 2022

Wrapped in white robes, with some carrying umbrellas against the burning desert sun, hundreds performed the first ritual of the haj, which involves walking in a circle around the Kaaba, the sacred building at the centre of Mecca's Grand Mosque ... Security officers mixed with pilgrims inside the mosque.

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Rights groups warn against Israeli move to register land adjacent to al-Aqsa

Press TV 28 Jun 2022

Israeli excavations could cause collapse of al-Aqsa Mosque, adjacent buildings ... On Monday, the Council of Endowments, Islamic Affairs, and Holy Places said excavations made by the regime in the vicinity of Al-Aqsa Mosque were threatening its foundations, saying new cracks have appeared in the floor of the sacred site.

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Over 150 Israeli settlers intrude into al-Aqsa Mosque in latest act of provocation

Press TV 26 Jun 2022

More than 150 Israeli settlers, escorted by military forces, intrude into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds in the latest act of provocation against the sacred site ... provocatively performed rituals and Talmudic prayers in the Mosque’s courtyards.

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Philip Larkin’s profound and beautiful poetry sent me back to the classroom

The Observer 26 Jun 2022

‘Heart-stopping collection’ ... Taken in the 1940s by Anthony Kersting (1916-2008), they depict many buildings that have since been destroyed by IS, as well as the people – the Yazidis, in particular – for whom they were sacred ... I stared for a long time at the disappeared Mosque of Nebi Yunis near the site of ancient Nineveh, which was blown up in 2014.

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Why revanchist claims to places of worship are legally untenable

Indian Express 26 Jun 2022

The foundation of these claims is a belief that a sacred temple was destroyed centuries ago, and a mosque was built on the ruins, perhaps using the pillars, stones and carvings of the old temple ... The mosques that are the subject matter of most of these suits are not covered by the 1958 Act, so this is essentially a red herring.