Islamic artefacts dating back hundreds of years, including the cloth used to cover the Kaaba in Mecca, are going on display ...

Not only is this the holiest mosque in Islam and the largest in the world, but the building is also the most expensive in the ...

Cairo: As the peak season for the Umrah or minor pilgrimage is just round the corner, Saudi authorities have advised pilgrims to use designated gates to enter the Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest ...

From space, Mecca appears as a city of light and contrast, with winding roads threading through rugged mountains. The radiant Great Mosque of Mecca and the Kaaba stand at its heart, a spiritual beacon ...

Cairo: The Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest place in Mecca, has 11 main and backup sources of electricity supply, and there has been no need to use any of the external backup stations over the past ...

At his mosque Kaisan prays with his dad in the men's section. During prayers everyone faces the qibla a niche in the wall pointing towards the Kaaba in the holy city of Mecca. There's a verse in ...

With just two weeks to go, Macca Masjid completes essential upgrades and prepares 2,250 kg of dates for iftar.

The Grand Mosque’s 216,800-square-meter Mataf ceiling demonstrates the architectural possibilities when using composites.

In 2023 we showcased two marble columns that once stood at the Safa Gate of the Grand Mosque in Mecca. They were added during the reign of Abbasid ruler Al-Mahdi in the eighth century and were ...

The Kiswah is a holy cloth that covers the Kaaba, the sacred stone building at the center of the Great Mosque in Makkah (or Mecca), that is considered to be the physical center of Islam and is ...