1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (396+ words) Turkey held its lottery for the 2027 Hajj season in Ankara, giving thousands of families the news they had waited years to hear. Among them was Mehmet Bal, who broke down in tears after 17 years of waiting for his name to…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (164+ words) Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais, President of Religious Affairs at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, opened a new mobile religious services center at Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque). The center is designed to bring religious support directly to…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (235+ words) King Charles walked through the prayer hall at Cambridge Central Mosque in his socks on Monday, taking off his shoes before entering. The King, 77, is usually seen wearing formal leather shoes at public events, making the moment a rare sight....

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (328+ words) The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has launched a new multiple-entry Umrah visa, giving pilgrims more flexibility to plan their visits to Saudi Arabia. The visa allows entry into the Kingdom multiple times within a validity period of 365 days from…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (102+ words) Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Al-Juhani, Imam and Khatib of Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) in Makkah, has come through a surgical procedure safely. News of his successful operation was shared, along with prayers for his full recovery and continued good health. Sheikh…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (196+ words) The Presidency of Religious Affairs at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has announced the First Arabic Language Academic Course (الدورة العلمية الأولى في اللغة العربية) at Masjid al-Haram in Makkah. Running from 17 July to 19 August 2026 (2 Safar – 5 Rabi’ al-Awwal…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (302+ words) The Quran Museum in Makkah’s Hira Cultural District tells the story of how the Quran was first written down during the time of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The exhibits show replicas of the different materials that the Sahaba, acting as scribes…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (223+ words) Tete Yengi, a rising forward for the Australian national team, has embraced Islam. The 25-year-old recited the Shahada, the Islamic declaration of faith, at a mosque in Adelaide. Yengi said he visited the mosque in Adelaide out of curiosity, wanting…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (361+ words) Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani, president of Wifaq-ul-Madaris Al-Arabia Pakistan and Darul Uloom Karachi, has issued a fatwa on the use of cryptocurrency in buying and selling goods, according to The News. The fatwa says that, based on expert opinion so…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (355+ words) The chandeliers lighting Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque) in Madinah trace back to a family crystal business founded generations earlier in Vienna, Austria. Hans Harald Rath was born in Vienna in 1904. He took control of the family firm, J. & L. Lobmeyr,…...