(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - More than 2.5 million people attended prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah on Friday, the first day of Ramadan.About 28,000 security officers have been deployed inside and outside the Grand Mosque to ensure the safety of worshippers.Maj. Gen. Jameel Arbaeen, director of Civil Defense in Makkah, said some old pilgrims who fainted while performing circumambulation (tawaf) around the Kaaba were given first aid./129
21 July 2012 - 19:30
News ID: 330792
The Makkah mosque received the largest number of worshippers on Friday that included thousands of pilgrims from within the Kingdom and abroad to perform Umrah during the holy month.
