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MAKKAH – Putting final touches on preparations to receive millions of pilgrims from around the world, the officials in the Grand Mosque in Makkah have revealed that the fourth floor or mataf, or circumambulation area around the Kaaba, will be ready before hajj next September. “We have increased the capacity of the mataf in the Grand Mosque," Sultan Al-Qurashi, projects …

JEDDAH – Amid preparations for world's largest gathering of Hajj, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz inaugurated the third expansion of the Grand Mosque to accommodate over 1.85 million pilgrims. “Pilgrims and visitors will say goodbye to the problem of over crowdedness," the head of Grand Mosque and Prophet's Mosque Affairs Abdulrahman Al­Sedais was quoted by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) …

Venice (IINA) – Cannaregio neighborhood in the Italian city of Venice saw on Friday the opening of the first mosque in the city, which was built on the ruins of a Catholic church that was abandoned 40 years ago. The new mosque was opened during the 56th Venice Biennale after several failed attempts by Muslim community to obtain a permit …

Italian Muslims are praying in warehouses, parking lots, garages and even a former sex shop due to the lack of official mosques in the country – and they are not happy about it. There are some 1.5 million Muslims in Italy but only two official, purpose-built mosques – in Rome and Milan – plus a handful, around five, that resemble …

Part 1 – Part 2  The Night Journey and the Ascension were a great blessing bestowed upon Muhammad, the Prophet of God. It was a journey beginning at the Holy Masjid in Makkah, then moving overland to Masjid Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem and finally continuing up through the seven heavens into the presence of God, the Almighty. As we travel up …

Plans have been unveiled to build the world’s largest hotel, which could be open as early as 2017. The Abraj Kudai, will be located in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, a city visited each year more than 15million Muslims. With twelve 44-story towers containing 10,000 rooms, the hotel, which is being created by multi-national design group Dar Al …