Peep a Pic: Mountains on the way to Makkah

Mountains on the way to Makkah

Makkah is enclosed by the Valley of Ibraaheem (‘alaihis salaam), which is surrounded by two nearby mountain ranges to the east, west and south. The northern range comprises of Al-Falaq and Qu’aqi’an mountains, while the southern range consists of Abu Hudaidah mountain (to the west), Kuday (to the south), Abu Qubais and Khindimah (to the south-east). Makkah lies inland 73 kilometers east of Jeddah.

Source: Makkah Developments

Online Help for Visas, Iqaamahs & Hajj Permits

Saudi Gazette

RIYADH – The Ministry of Interior’s website has launched a new service which allows citizens and expatriates to inquire about their IDs, Iqamas, exit and entry visas, eligibility to perform Haj and other procedures.

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A Few Photos of Masjid an Nabawee & Masjid al Haraam

*Photos sent in by Umm ‘Afeefah Shamael, Madeenah KSA.*

Toll Free Hotline to Answer Hajj Related Questions

Fatwa centers deployed in Holy Sites

ref: http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2008120523748

 

Over 800 religious guides and 180 interpreters have been deployed in the holy sites and at pilgrim entry points in Jeddah and Madina to assist pilgrims with their language needs and religion-related questions, said Tawfiq Al-Sudairi, deputy minister at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Daw’a, and Guidance. The services of the Ministry have been extended to provide 123 field centers for fatwa throughout Makkah and Madina to answer all Haj-related questions, in addition to 18 main centers in the city of Makkah and 44 across the holy sites of Muzdalifah, Arafat, and Mina, he said.

 

The Ministry has also provided a toll free number 8002451000 to answer Haj-related questions.