The General Presidency of the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice is the entity responsible for enjoining good and forbidding wrong, and to do so with patience and leniency in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is colloquially called the commission. The start of the General Presidency of the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice The General Presidency of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice was officially recognized as an i...
The expansions of the Two Holy Mosques by the Kings of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have been driven by both faith-based and practical motivations, starting from the era of the Founding King Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud . These efforts combined the desire to enlarge the Grand Mosque and accommodate the increasing number of Muslims traveling to Makkah al-Mukarramah and al-Madinah al-Munawwarah each year. The motivations of the Kings of the Kingdom for expanding the Two Holy Mosques are refle...
Islam is the final of the heavenly messages, sent by the Seal of the Prophets and Messengers, Muhammad, peace be upon him (PBUH), who called for the worship and oneness of Allah. Its sacred scripture is the Holy Quran. It is embraced by around two billion Muslims worldwide, known for adhering to its teachings and Sharia, and countries that base their legislation and laws on Islam are referred to as 'Islamic states'. The emergence of Islam The first emergence of Islam was in Makkah al-...
The Saudi expansion of the Two Holy Mosques encompasses increases in area, restorations, and construction and architecture work implemented in the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque during the Saudi era. The Saudi expansion of the Two Holy Mosques was related to the beginnings of the unification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The restoration of the Grand Mosque was the first work of the Founding King Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud after he entered Makkah al-Mukarramah in 1924. The e...
The International Islamic Fiqh Academy is an institution affiliated with the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), located in Jeddah Governorate, Makkah al-Mukarramah Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was established following the resolution of the OIC's third conference held in Makkah al-Mukarramah in 1981, during the third session. The academy held its first session on November 19, 1984, which was an organizational and planning session for the academy's future work. Objectiv...
Tamir Observatory is one of the mobile observatories in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia used for sighting the crescent moon of Hijri months. This practice has been conducted at the observatory since the 1920s. The observatory is located in the Tamir Center, in al-Majma'ah Governorate, in Riyadh Province. Among the well-known observers in Tamir are Ibrahim al-Barghash, followed by his son Abdulrahman, and then his grandson Mutaib. Tamir Astronomical Observatory Observers in Tamir used to sight ...
The Month of Ramadan falls on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is seen by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, contemplation, and family reunions. The annual fasting of Ramadan is the fourth of the Five Pillars of Islam, and lasts for either twenty-nine or thirty days, starting from the sighting of the Ramadan crescent moon. The end of Ramadan is declared either at the sighting of Shawwal crescent or after completing thirty days of fasting if the moon's phases were n...
The sighting of the crescent moon in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is confirmed by the Supreme Court, which ensures the reliability of the sighting through several guarantees, including the medical standard for examining the visual acuity of the observers. In sighting the crescent moon, the Kingdom relies on both visual sighting and astronomical observatories in locations suitable for crescent sightings during the specified times after sunset on the twenty-ninth day of the lunar months. The Supre...
Eid al-Fitr, is one of the Islamic events dated in the calendar of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Muslims all over the world also celebrate the occasion of completing the fasting month of Ramadan and paying zakat al-Fitr. The Saudi government includes a holiday within the list of official state holidays for Ramadan. Eid al-Fitr prayer The first day of Eid al-Fitr is the only day in the month of Shawwal on which Muslims do not fast in celebration of Eid. Both Eids of Al-Fitr a...
Zakat al-Fitr in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a charity given by Muslims at the end of Ramadan and before Eid al-Fitr prayer for each individual. It is given in the form of food equivalent to one Sa' , which is approximately three kg. In the Kingdom, some public and private entities facilitate the payment of Zakat al-Fitr by allowing individuals to pay the value of the Zakat, which the entity then distributes to the eligible recipients within the specified time according to Sharia law. Z...
Eid al-Adha in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the Islamic occasions of the Saudi calendar. It falls on the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah each Hijri year and is the last official holiday of the Islamic year. Naming of Eid al-Adha The naming of Eid al-Adha is linked to the story of saving the son of Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him (PBUH), from being sacrificed. Allah Almighty provided Ibrahim with a lamb to sacrifice instead of his son. Therefore, Muslims who are able to do so sacrifice an...
The General Authority for the Care of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque has taken significant strides in empowering women by enabling them to work in the departments of the two Holy Mosques and activating their roles in various fields and tasks, including: Appointing new women leaders. Restructuring the Women's Auxiliary Agency. Establishing the Women's Development Affairs Agency. Providing field services to female visitors to the Two Holy Mosques. Appointing a female ass...