At the heart of the controversy is Keyi Rubath, a 19th-Century guest house built in the 1870s by Mayankutty Keyi, a wealthy Indian merchant from Malabar (modern-day Kerala), whose trading empire ...

The traditional ceremony of replacing the Kiswa (cover) of the Holy Kaabah at the Grand Mosque in Mecca commenced on ...

MAKKAH, July 4, 2025 (BSS/SPA) - The Presidency of Religious Affairs at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque announced the translation of Friday sermon, for the first time at the Grand Mosque, ...

Believing Muslims say we should have faith in the Quran because Allah literally spoke it to the angel Jibreel, who in turn ...

Over the past several years, the Acheen Street Mosque here has opened its doors to the general public during Ramadan to host ...

Shatta Bandle has showcased his new golden tooth which he acquired after hsi pilgrimage to Mecca, for his Umrah. He went with ...

Muslims from around the world are in the Saudi city of Mecca for the Hajj, one of the Five Pillars of Islam. In the coming ...

Saudi Arabia has replaced the Kaaba’s Kiswa as the Hijrah year 1447 begins. The Kaaba is considered the "House of Allah" and ...

With the arrival of the Islamic year 1447 on the Hijri calendar, Saudi Arabia has once again renewed the Kiswah, the covering of the Kaaba, the most ...

A view of the main mosque in Mecca in a portrait taken in early 20th Century . Neyaz Farooquee. BBC News, Delhi. Published. 6 June 2025.

President Prabowo performs Umrah in Mecca and meets Saudi Crown Prince, pledging joint humanitarian support for Gaza during ...