16.5 million pilgrims performed Umrah in Grand Mosque during the sacred month
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Worshippers perform the Eid prayer early on the first day of Eid Al Fitr feast in the courtyard around the Holy Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
Worshippers perform the Eid prayer early on the first day of Eid Al Fitr feast in the courtyard around the Holy Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
Cairo: More than 122 million faithful flocked to Islam's two holiest mosques in Saudi Arabia during the Islamic sacred month of Ramadan that ended in the kingdom on Saturday, a Saudi official has said.
CEO of the General Authority for Care of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Ghazi Al Shahrani added that the number of worshippers reached 92.1 million in the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest in Mecca, and 30.1 million others in the Prophet's Mosque in Medina.
During the month of Ramadan, the number of pilgrims, who performed the Umrah or minor pilgrimage, reached 16.5 million, according to the official.
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The lunar month, which started this year on March 1, usually marks the peak season of the Umrah or minor pilgrimage in the Grand Mosque.
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from inside and outside Saudi Arabia flock to the sacred site in Ramadan for worshipping and undertaking the Umrah rites amid intensified efforts by authorities there to manage the crowds and enable worshippers to worship with comfort and amid tranquility.
The Grand Mosque received more than 4 million worshippers, including around 800,000 pilgrims, on the 26th day of this past Ramadan, setting a new record on a single day, according to official figures.
After undertaking the Umrah, many pilgrims would usually head to Medina to perform prayers in the Prophet’s Mosque and visit other Islamic landmarks in the city.
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