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The Umrah season in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the period during which pilgrims are allowed to perform the Umrah rituals, which consist of circumambulating al-Kaaba al-Musharrafa , walking between Safa and Marwa , after entering the state of Ihram from one of the designated Miqat (entry points for Ihram ) before performing Hajj or Umrah. The Umrah season for pilgrims arriving from abroad and the issuance of their visas begins annually after the Hajj season, specifically on the thirteenth of...

Al-Kaaba al-Musharrafa, located in the Grand Mosque in Makkah al-Mukarramah , is washed on the fifteenth of Muharram each Hijri year. Before the washing, it is cleaned with four straw brooms that have silver handles, used to sweep away dust. These brooms are inscribed with the phrase: 'This is the glorious Kaaba, how fragrant is its aroma and how pure are the walls washed with light.' A set of tools and copper vessels are used to wash al-Kaaba al-Musharrafa, in addition to four ten-l ...

Yes, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia offers comprehensive coverage through the 'Health Insurance for Umrah Pilgrims from Outside the Kingdom' program, which was launched in 2019 as part of the Pilgrim Experience Program , one of the initiatives of Saudi Vision 2030 . This program compensates pilgrims in case of any issues or disasters during their travel or stay, providing treatment and quick solutions for emergencies, ensuring an improved pilgrimage experience, and facilitating the perfo...

It is an international project launched by the Two Holy Mosques to teach the Holy Quran all over the world, through an electronic system concerned with reciting the Book of Allah Almighty according to the highest methods and standards of recitation and intonation. The Maqraa allows those who wish to learn and recite the Quran to join Maqraa online and communicate with an elite group of qualified reciters specialized in Quranic readings and sciences to learn the Quran in the best and most authen...

Al-Qalaah Mosque in Hotat Bani Tamim is one of the mosques targeted in Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's Project for the Development of Historical Mosques  in its second phase. It is located in al-Hilwah Center in Hotat Bani Tamim Governorate in Riyadh Province and is approximately 5.9 km southwest of the governorate. History of al-Qalaah Mosque in Hotat Bani Tamim Al-Qalaah Mosque in Hotat Bani Tamim was established in 1834. The mosque was named after the fortress of Imam Turki bin Abdullah B...

The quantity of gold in the door of al-Kaaba al-Musharrafa and Bab al-Tawbah (Door of Repentance), which is located at the northeast corner inside al-Kaaba, is estimated to be around 280 kg, all of which is 999.9 percent pure. The total cost of manufacturing these two doors, excluding the quantity of gold used in them, is approximately SAR13,420,000. The design and manufacture of a new door for al-Kaaba al-Musharrafa were carried out on the directive of King Khalid Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in 1977...

1982 The foundation stone for King Fahd Glorious Quran Printing Complex was laid to be a specialized institution for printing the Holy Quran and translating it into various languages and the entity responsible for various sciences related to the Quran, through the employment of more than one thousand specialized employees, including technicians, scholars, professors, and administrators. 1984 The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Fahd Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, inaugurated King Fahd Glorious Q...

Muzdalifah Holy Site  is the third station for pilgrims among the holy sites in Makkah al-Mukarramah . It is where pilgrims spend the night preceding the night of the tenth of Dhu al-Hijjah after arriving there from the holy site of Arafat . Spending the night in Muzdalifah is considered one of the obligatory duties of Hajj . Location of Muzdalifah Holy Site Muzdalifah site situated between the two holy sites of Arafat and Mina , covering a total area of approximately 9.6 km², of which 6.8 km...

Siwak, also known as Miswak, is a stick used for cleaning the mouth and teeth, and it is one of the practices of natural disposition ( Sunan al-Fitrah ). Siwak is derived from the roots or stems of certain types of trees, including the Salvadora persica, a common shrub in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . It is also known as the toothbrush tree. Uses of Siwak Siwak is a natural tool for cleaning teeth and can be effectively used as a natural toothbrush to clean, freshen, protect, or maintain the or...

Al-Mash'ar al-Haram Mosque is one of the five mosques located in the holy sites in Makkah al-Mukarramah , in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , which include the mosques of al-Khayf , al-Bay'ah, Nimrah , and al-Sakhrat. It is located in the holy site of Muzdalifah, between Nimrah Mosque in Arafat and al-Khayf Mosque in Mina . The mosque opens its doors on the night of Eid al-Adha , the tenth of Dhu al-Hijjah, to welcome the pilgrims of the Grand Mosque of Allah for the Maghrib and Isha pra...

The capacity of the Grand Mosque in Makkah al-Mukarramah exceeds 1.7 million worshippers, including all the indoor prayer areas, external and internal courtyards, all floors in the Third Saudi Expansion and its related elements, as well as the remaining buildings of the Grand Mosque, the Mataf (circumambulation area), and the Sa'i area. The buildings of the Grand Mosque and its external and internal courtyard s offer a range of services for visitors, Umrah performers, and pilgrims. These i...

The Prophet's Mosque consists of ten minarets, with six towering at a height of 104 m, while the remaining four stand at around seventy m in height. The initial enhancements were carried out by King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman al-Saud between 1950 and 1955. During that period, he retained the two minarets on the southern side while demolishing the other three. In their place, two new minarets were constructed at the northern corners, each measuring seventy meters in height. Another significa...