Makkah, Madinah to get Islamic heritage, Qur`an museum

"Jeddah (ANTARA News) - Prince Sultan bin Salman, Secretary-General of the Supreme Commission for Tourism (SCT), has announced recently plans to establish an Islamic heritage museum in Makkah and a Qur`an museum in Madinah. He said the two museums would be established in...

Makkah to host Al-Qur`an competition

"There will be 21 contestants in the first category for the memorization of Quran in full with recitation and interpretation of meanings, 52 in the second category for memorization of 20 parts with recitation, 38 in...

US$4.3 million offer for 400-year-old Al-Qur`an

""I might agree to part with it if I get a good offer. The last offer I got was for $4.3m," Saeed Ali Al Suwaidi told IINA. He said he went to Makkah in Ramadan last year and had a chance meeting with a Yemeni Islamic scholar. "We began talking after a preliminary...

Two Azer pilgrims set out for haj on foot

"The pilgrims were said to have been inspired by a similar journey by Shahid Qurbanov last year. Qurbanov became the first pilgrim from the former Soviet bloc to travel on foot to Makkah when he came for Haj 2006,...

King Abdullah, prince sultan meet Dr Al-Turki, Islamic scholars

Jeddah (ANTARA News) - Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz received the Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Dr. Abdullah Al-Turki and other senior officials of the MWL at Al...

Muslim World League chief meets Indonesian, Chad scholars

Makkah (ANTARA News) - The Secretary General of the Makkah-based Muslim World League (MWL) Dr. Abdullah Al Turki received recently Abdul Wahid Al Awai, secretary general of Indonesian Supreme Islamic Council, at the headquarters of MWL here. Abdul Wahid Al Awai presented to...

Works on third phase of Jamarat Bridge in full swing

Makkah (ANTARA News) - Works on the third phase, underwhich the second and the third levels of Jamrat Bridge in Mina are being constructed, is in full swing and will be completed before next Haj. Dr. Habib...

King Abdullah washes Holy Kaaba

Makkah (ANTARA News) - Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz performed the customary washing of the Holy Kaaba yesterday evening. He washed the Kaaba with Zamzam water mixed with...

Facing Makkah: WHY Is Hamas Required to Recognize Israel's Right to Exist?

" Facing Makkah: WHY Is Hamas Required to Recognize Israel's Right to Exist? By Uri Avnery Gush Shalom, February 19, 2007 MUST A Native-American recognize the right of the United States of America to exist? Interesting question. The USA was established by Europeans who...

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