IslamOn 27 October 1926 King Abdulaziz ended the separate congregations of the four madhhabs at Masjid al-Haram and brought all worshippers behind a single imam. The decision is now 100 years old.
IslamIn Friday's sermon at Masjid al-Haram, imam and khatib Sheikh Dr Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid said true peace comes not from material plenty but from the sweetness of faith, trust in Allah and contentment with His decree.
IslamMasjid al-Haram's preacher Sheikh Dr Faisal bin Jamil Ghazzawi spoke on repentance and self-purification; the Prophet's Mosque preacher Sheikh Abdullah al-Buaijan called contentment true wealth.
IslamArchitect Dr Muhammad Kamal Ismail, who designed the great expansions of the two holy mosques, went to Greece looking for heat-reflecting Thassos marble for Medina; he found it in a warehouse in Saudi Arabia, whose owner refused payment.
IslamAt the heart of Makkah, Masjid al-Haram surrounds the Kaaba and serves as the central destination for Hajj, Umrah and Muslim prayer around the world.
Worshippers at Makkah's Masjid al-Haram prayed shoulder to shoulder again after Saudi authorities lifted the social distancing rules imposed during the pandemic.
