Directive comes as more worshippers flock to Mecca amid Umrah season peak
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Well-equipped childcare facilities are available to help parents worship comfortably in the Grand Mosque.
Well-equipped childcare facilities are available to help parents worship comfortably in the Grand Mosque.
Cairo: Saudi authorities have urged Muslim pilgrims converging on the kingdom in the closing days of the current Ramadan not to bring their children to the Grand Mosque in Mecca that is witnessing an influx of worshippers.
Ramadan, expected this year to end on March 29, usually marks the peak season of the Umrah or lesser pilgrimage in the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest.
The Saudi Ministry of Interior's National Centre for Security Operations has urged pilgrims to avoid bringing children with them during peak times at the Grand Mosque on safety grounds.
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The agency stressed the importance of observing safety guidelines to ensure comfort amid a spike in the visitor numbers during prayer times in the mosque, a major destination for Muslims from all over the world.
The General Authority for Care of the Two Holy Mosques, meanwhile, said it provides a safe environment for children at well-equipped childcare centres.
These facilities operate around the clock to provide a safe and comfortable environment for children, allowing parents to perform their prayers in the Grand Mosque in comfort and tranquility.
"Your children are in safe hands," the state agency told parents, referring to these centres.
Millions of Muslims from inside and outside Saudi Arabia flock to Islam's holiest sites of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina for intense worshipping in Ramadan.
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