Fri 24 July 2020: Citizens say Friday prayers after 86 years at Istanbul’s iconic site ‘worth the wait’ ISTANBUL (AA) – People of all walks of life attended Friday prayers at Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia Mosque as it reopened for worship after 86 years. Men, women, the elderly and children were seen waiting at the 11 […]
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Fri 24 July 2020: At special service for historic reopened mosque, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recites Surahs from the Quran ISTANBUL (AA) – Friday’s historic prayers in Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Mosque marked the first acts of worship there in 86 years. Thousands of people took part in the traditional Friday prayers both inside and […]
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Fri 24 July 2020: First Muslim prayers are held in Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia. Built in the early 6th century, Hagia Sophia witnessed the rise and fall of several empires, reopened as a museum and became a symbol of the blending of East and West cultures and one of Turkey’s most popular tourist attractions. The world’s […]
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Thu 23 July 2020: A great many Muslims want to attend Friday prayer to mark return of Hagia Sophia as mosque, says Istanbul governor ISTANBUL (AA) – Hagia Sophia Mosque is ready to reopen on July 24 for worship for the first time in 86 years with inaugural Friday prayer, according to the governor […]
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Wed 22 July 2020: Jakarta allows prayers in congregation with strict health protocols due to coronavirus JAKARTA (AA) – Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia will celebrate Eid al-Adha or feast of the sacrifice, a major Muslim holiday, on July 31, authorities announced. Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Minister Fachrul Razi said the decision was based on the […]
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Wed 22 July 2020: Following the annual custom, the lower part of Kaaba garment (kiswa) was raised and tailors covered the exposed part with a white cotton cloth of about two meters across the four sides. This procedure is carried out every year as a precautionary measure to prevent people from damaging the kiswa, as […]
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Wed 22 July 2020: A Saudi Arabian man who was missing for three days has been found in the middle of a desert in Riyadh province while he was in the “sujood” or prostration praying position, prompting hundreds of social media users to pray for him online. The man’s family filed a missing person report […]
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Mon 20 July 2020: Government takes flak for controversial documentation center plans that would observe Muslim associations The center-right People’s Party (OVP) and Green Party government in Austria is preparing to institute a controversial surveillance program on Muslims in the country in a supposed bid to fight against so-called “political Islam.” In the initiative announced by the […]
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Mon 20 July 2020: Ahead Eid al-Adha Muslim festival, overall sales of sacrificial animals could fall due to new COVID-19 restrictions Traffic jams, crowds of buyers, and chants from sellers were the usual scenes at a sprawling makeshift cattle market at the highway that connects the port city of Karachi to the rest of the […]
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Sun 19 July 2020: Muslim pilgrims who will partake in this year’s limited Hajj amid the coronavirus pandemic have started home isolation, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Sunday. “According to the health protocol approved for Hajj, pilgrims who met the health requirements and conditions for this year’s Hajj began today the 7-day home isolation procedures,” the […]
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