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Fire broke out
at Holy Mosque North expansion

No fatalities

اندلاع النيران في توسعة الحرÙ... الÙ...كي

Ù...كة الÙ...كرÙ...Ø© 26 رÙ...ضان 1435 هـ الÙ...وافق 23 يوليو 2014 Ù... واس

أوضح الناطق الإعلاÙ...ÙŠ بإدارة الدفاع الÙ...دني بالعاصÙ...Ø© الÙ...قدسة الÙ...قدÙ... صالح العلياني أنه اندلع حريق في شدة خشبية Ù...نصوبة داخل Ù...شروع توسعة خادÙ... الحرÙ...ين الشريفين، وتÙ...كنت فرق Ù...Ù† الإطفاء والإنقاذ وصهاريج الÙ...ياه Ù...Ù† Ù...حاصرة الحريق في جزء تقدر أبعاده بـ (20×20) Ù....

وبين أنه تÙ... إخÙ...اد الحريق وجاري أعÙ...ال التبريد بعد إنهاء الاشتعال، Ù...شيراً إلى أنه لا يوجد أي إصابات في الأرواح ولله الحÙ...د.
وأكد الÙ...قدÙ... العلياني أنه كان لطبيعة الÙ...واد الÙ...شتعلة دور في كثافة أدخنة الحريق ØŒ لافتاً النظر إلى أن الجزء الذي وقع به الحادث Ù...عزول تÙ...اÙ...اً عن الÙ...صلين بالÙ...سجد الحراÙ... .

وأشار إلى أن Ù...دير عاÙ... الدفاع الÙ...دني اللواء سليÙ...ان بن عبدالله العÙ...رو يتابع الحادث Ù...Ù† Ù...وقع الحدث وأن الحادث تحت السيطرة.

http://www.spa.gov.sa/readsinglenews...56670&scroll=1

Google translation: Mecca 26 Ramadan 1435 corresponding to July 23, 2014, SPA

The spokesman also explained the media management of civil defense in the Holy Capital submitted favor Olayyani that a fire broke out in the intensity of wood mounted within the project to expand the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and managed teams of fire and rescue and water tanks to surround the fire is estimated at nominally part b (20 × 20) m.

And it was between fire suppression and cooling is underway after the termination of the ignition, indicating that there was no fatalities thankfully.

He submitted Olayyani it was the nature of the burning material role in the intensity of the fire fumes, pointing out that the part that was signed by the incident is completely isolated from the Holy Mosque worshipers.

He noted that the Director General of Civil Defense, Major General Suleiman bin Abdullah Al-Amro continues, the incident of the event location and the incident is under control.

Location of the fire

On the East side of the expansion ... we can see the fire spot and smoke













http://www.alriyadh.com/955183

Finance Minister inspects
Prophet's Mosque Expansion Project

Madinah, Ramadan 26, 1435, Jul 23, 2014, SPA

The Minister of Finance Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, paid yesterday evening a visit to the works of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's project for the expansion of the Prophet's Mosque to inspect their progress in this project, the biggest of its kind in the history of Mosque of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

Dr. Al-Assaf's tour included the area, east to the Prophet's Mosque, where he was briefed on a graphic presentation for the expansion stages.

It is worth mentioning that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques laid in 2012 the foundation stone for his expansion project of the Prophet's Mosque.

The expansion is expected to increase the absorptive capacity of the Prophet's Mosque after the completion of this project to reach about 1,600,000 worshipers.

http://www.spa.gov.sa/English/print.php?id=1256523

arabic: http://www.alriyadh.com/955139

11 July 2014




Preparations for the construction of the second floor
of the expansion of the Prophet's Mosque
Umbrellas disarmament arenas East in preparation for the construction
of a bridge to transfer of materials and equipment

بدء الاستعدادات لبناء الدور الثاني Ù...Ù† توسعة الÙ...سجد النبوي الشريف
نزع Ù...ظلات الساحات الشرقية تÙ...هيدا لتشييد جسر نقل الÙ...واد والÙ...عدات

30/06/2014
بدء الاستعدادات لبناء الدور الثاني Ù...Ù† توسعة الÙ...سجد النبوي الشريف

في إطار استكÙ...ال الأعÙ...ال الÙ...تبقية Ù...Ù† Ù...شروع توسعة الÙ...سجد النبوي الشريف، باشرت الشركة الÙ...نفذة Ù„Ù...شروع توسعة خادÙ... الحرÙ...ين الشريفين للÙ...سجد النبوي إجراءات بناء الدور الثاني، وسوف تعÙ...Ù„ الشركة الÙ...نفذة على تسقيف السطح الحالي للÙ...سجد.

وأوضح Ù...صدر Ù...طلع لـ»Ø§Ù„Ù...دينة» إن أولى الأعÙ...ال الإنشائية لبناء الدور الثاني للÙ...سجد النبوي الشريف قد تنطلق بعد شهر رÙ...ضان الÙ...بارك، وذلك بعد الانتهاء Ù...Ù† الخطوة الأولى لتنفيذ الÙ...شروع والتي تÙ...ثلت في بناء جسر ÙŠÙ...تد Ù...Ù† الساحات الشرقية باتجاه سطح الÙ...سجد، وسوف يستخدÙ... هذا الجسر في نقل الÙ...عدات اللازÙ...Ø© لبناء الدور الثاني وكذلك نقل الÙ...واد، وأضاف الÙ...صدر إن البناء سوف يكون وفق تصاÙ...ÙŠÙ... Ù†Ù...وذجية تÙ... اختيارها بعناية فائقة أخذت بالاعتبار التصÙ...ÙŠÙ... الحالي للÙ...سجد، ÙƒÙ...ا روعي في الدور الثاني أن يكون Ù...تÙ...يزا Ù...Ù† حيث التصÙ...ÙŠÙ... والتنفيذ وأن يكون Ù...ترابطا Ù...ع الÙ...بنى العاÙ... للÙ...سجد Ù...Ù† حيث الطابع الÙ...عÙ...اري.

وأضاف: إن التوسعة السابقة للÙ...سجد والتي تÙ...ت في عهد الÙ...لك فهد بن عبدالعزيز - رحÙ...Ù‡ الله - راعت Ø¥Ù...كانية بناء دور ثان فوق سطح التوسعة إذا دعت الضرورة إلى ذلك، Ù...بينا إن بناء الدور الثاني سوف ÙŠÙ...ر بعدد Ù...Ù† الÙ...راحل قبل الانتهاء Ù...نه بشكل كاÙ...Ù„ØŒ حيث تتضÙ...Ù† الÙ...رحلة الأولى بناء الجسر الناقل للÙ...عدات اللازÙ...Ø© وكذلك Ù...واد البناء، وأضاف إن الÙ...رحلة الثانية سوف تشهد بداية الأعÙ...ال الإنشائية والتي تتÙ...ثل في رفع الأعÙ...دة وتنفيذ البنية اللازÙ...Ø© لجÙ...يع الخدÙ...ات Ù...Ù† تكييف وإنارة وغيرها Ù...Ù† الخدÙ...ات، Ù...بينا إن الÙ...رحلة الثالثة سوف تشهد تسقيف السطح، وذلك قبل البدء بعد ذلك في الÙ...رحلة النهائية والتي تشÙ...Ù„ تركيب الرخاÙ... والتشطيب النهائي.

وأضاف الÙ...صدر إن أولى الإجراءات التي قاÙ...ت بها الشركة الÙ...نفذة للÙ...شروع هو نزع Ù...ظلات ساحات الÙ...سجد النبوي Ù...Ù† الجهة الشرقية (جهة باب الÙ...لك عبدالعزيز) وذلك لتهيئة الÙ...وقع لعÙ...Ù„ الجسر الناقل للÙ...عدات اللازÙ...Ø© ÙˆÙ...واد البناء، وأوضح إن تسقيف سطح التوسعة أو Ù...ايعرف ببناء الدور الثاني للÙ...سجد النبوي يأتي ضÙ...Ù† سلسلة Ù...Ù† Ù...راحل التوسعة التي يشهدها الÙ...سجد في الوقت الراهن.

يذكر أن سطح الÙ...سجد الحالي يستخدÙ... للصلاة عند الحاجة إليه، وتبلغ Ù...ساحته (67000) Ù... 2ØŒ Ù...نها (8750) Ù... 2 Ù...ساحة الأفنية الÙ...غطاة بالقباب، والباقي (58250) Ù... 2 Ù...هيأة للصلاة، وتستوعب (90000) Ù...صل، وقد غطيت أرضية هذه الÙ...ساحة بالرخاÙ... اليوناني الأبيض.

ÙƒÙ...ا أن هناك رواقًا Ù...سقوفًا على سطـح التوسعة بÙ...ساحة قدرهــا (11000) Ù... 2 وبارتفاع (5) Ù... ويÙ...تد على طول جوانب التوسعة، وحول الأفنية الداخلية للÙ...سجد والتي صارت في وسط التوسعة الثانية، وقد أنشئ السقف والجدار الخارجي لهذا الرواق Ù...Ù† الأحجار الصناعية الÙ...زخرفة لتتناسق Ù...ع بقية أجزاء التوسعة.

http://www.al-madina.com/node/541971...%8A%D9%81.html

Google translation: In the context of the completion of the remaining works of the project to expand the Prophet's Mosque, the company embarked on the project of expansion of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the Prophet's Mosque-building measures the second floor, and will work on the roofing company executing the current surface of the mosque.

The source pointed out for »City» The first construction work to build the second floor of the Prophet's Mosque may start after the month of Ramadan, after the completion of the first step to implement the project, which was to build a bridge extends from the squares east toward the roof of the mosque, and will use this bridge in transport equipment needed to build the second round as well as the transfer of the material, the source added that the construction will be in accordance with the model designs have been selected very carefully taken into account the current design of the mosque, also taken into account in the second round to be distinct in terms of design, implementation and be coherent with the building-General of the mosque from where architectural character.

He added that the previous enlargement of the mosque, which was in the reign of King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz - may God have mercy on him - took into account the possibility of building a second floor above the surface of the expansion if the need arises, indicating that the construction of the second round will pass a number of stages before finishing him fully, where include the first phase construction of the bridge carrier of the required equipment as well as construction materials, and added that the second phase will see the beginning of the construction work, which is to raise the columns and implementing the infrastructure necessary for all services of air conditioning, lighting and other services, noting that the third phase will see the roofing surface, before the start after so in the final phase, which includes the installation of marble and final finishing.

The source added that the first actions taken by the company executing the project is to disarm umbrellas yards Prophet's Mosque from the eastern side (side door of King Abdulaziz) so as to create the site for the work of the bridge conveyor equipment necessary construction materials, and explained that the roofing surface expansion or aspiring to build the second round of the Mosque of the Prophet comes in a series of stages of the expansion taking place in the mosque at the moment.

The roof of the mosque current is used to pray when you need it, and an area (67000) m 2, of which (8750) m 2 space courtyards covered domes, and the remainder (58 250) m 2 ripe for prayer, and accommodate (90,000) vaccine, has covered the floor of this space Greek white marble.

There is also an arcade roofed on the surface of the expansion with an area of ​​11,000 m 2 and an increase (5 m) and extends along the aspects of the expansion, and around interior courtyards of the mosque, which has become in the middle of the second expansion, has been established ceiling and the outer wall of the portico of stones Industrial ornate consistent with the rest of the expansion.

Fire broke out inside expansion of Grand Mosque
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Saudi Red Crescent teams participate in a fire broke out
in a wooden scaffold inside expansion project of Grand Mosque

Makkah, Ramadan 27, 1435, July 24, 2014, SPA

Saudi Red Crescent Authority in Makkah said that it participated with 35 teams in the fire that broke out yesterday in a wooden scaffold inside the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Expansion Project of the Grand Mosque in Makkah.

The official spokesman of Saudi Red Crescent Authority in Makkah region Ali Abdullah Al-Ghamdi pointed out that 14 ambulatory teams, 3 motorcycles, 15 teams of volunteers and 3 paramedics participated in treatment of 14 people injured in the fire, noting that three cases were transferred to King Faisal Hospital and 11 cases treated at the site of the accident.

http://www.spa.gov.sa/english/print.php?id=1256731

Governor orders safety measures
following Grand Mosque fire


A view of the fire that gutted wooden scaffolds at the construction site of the Haram expansion project in Makkah.

Friday 25 July 2014

Makkah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah has urged the Civil Defense, as well as the contracting company responsible for the Grand Mosque expansion project, to adopt safety measures to prevent any possible fire during ongoing construction works after a fire gutted wooden scaffoldings on the northern side of the Grand Mosque on Wednesday, injuring three workers.

“No criminal motives have been reported in the incident,” said Lt. Col. Saleh Al-Olayani, Civil Defense spokesman in Makkah, while disclosing the results of preliminary investigations. “We have set up a committee to ascertain the cause of the fire,” he said.

Al-Olayani said 16 firefighting teams took part in the effort to contain the blaze in a record time. “The fire erupted in a construction site north of the Grand Mosque,” he said, adding that the site was not open to visitors.

“The fire engulfed construction material and wooden scaffoldings spanning 20 sqm.”

The firefighters quickly doused the blaze and prevented it from spreading.
Maj. Gen. Sulaiman Al-Amr, director-general of the Civil Defense, personally followed up on the case.

Brig. Sami Al-Jedaani, Civil Defense director in Makkah, said his forces are ready to confront fire accidents in the Grand Mosque. “We carried out a mock firefighting operation at the mosque two months ago and this was instrumental in helping our officers quell Wednesday’s fire quickly,” he said.

The Ministry of Health’s emergency crisis management was put on high alert following the fire. Dr. Hattam Bhoja, head of the emergency crisis management in Makkah, said the injured were taken to King Faisal Hospital and Al-Noor Specialist Hospital for treatment.

“No pilgrims were injured in the fire,” one source said. Eleven people, who sustained minor injuries, were given first-aid on the spot.

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The muezzins of the Grand Mosque

Friday, 25 July 2014 - 27 Ramadan 1435 H

Melodious voices chant the adhan (call for prayer) six times a day from the Grand Mosque — five for the daily prayers and once for the pre-dawn Tahajjud prayer. Recited by six different muezzins of the Grand Mosque who are considered to be the most talented and well-trained among all muezzins, tens of thousands of pilgrims — Makkawis and visitors alike — eagerly anticipate the Maghreb adhan, which announces the end of the day’s fast, and the Fajr adhan, which marks the beginning of the day’s fast.

The most prominent among the these muezzins, Sheikh Ali Mulla, is referred to as the “Bilal” of the Grand Mosque. He said the adhan is linked to the Grand Mosque forever because it is the House of God.

Mulla, who is the head muezzin in the Grand Mosque, explained how, prior to the introduction of microphones in the mosque, 24 muezzins used to raise the adhan from the minarets of the Grand Mosque so it could be heard in all parts of Makkah.

“During prayers, there were 15 muezzins who used to repeat after the imam. There was always one muezzin who was available as a backup in case one of the muezzins was absent. Also, there were three muezzins during Taraweeh prayers,” he told Makkah Daily.

The Grand Mosque’s caretakers used to calculate the times for adhan using a sundial, which was supervised and cared for by Al-Rayes family, until it was replaced by advanced scientific methods. “Currently, prayer times are determined according to a special clock in the Grand Mosque and by referring to the official Umm Al-Qura calendar. The most advanced and accurate means of recognizing prayer times have been adopted and implemented,” Mullah said.

As the head of the Grand Mosque’s muezzins, Mulla’s role is to organize a schedule for muezzins, taking into considerations their other life obligations and concerns. He is also the link between the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques and muezzins. There is constant communication between muezzins and other Grand Mosque departments to monitor any entry of bodies for funeral prayers and to distinguish between bodies of men, women and children.

“Muezzins in the past were chosen according to the sonority of their voices, but nowadays, muezzins also have to memorize the Qur’an, have good manners and be responsible in carrying out their duties,” Mulla said.

He pointed out that muezzins also have important roles outside the Kingdom and recalled numerous occasions when he raised the adhan during the inauguration of a number of mosques in the US, Spain and lately in Gibraltar. He has also raised the adhan in Malaysia and a number of Arab countries, including Egypt, Syria and Lebanon.

“Muezzins are assigned parking spaces next to the Grand Mosque that are open 24 hours a day, in addition to special passes issued by the traffic police to allow them easy access to streets around the Grand Mosque,” he said.

History professor Dr. Fawwaz Al-Dahhas believes that adhan in the Grand Mosque differs from all other mosques in Makkah and around the world. “The Grand Mosque used to have designated areas for the different Islamic schools of jurisprudence such as the Hanbali, Shafi’i, Hanafi and Maliki schools and each used to have their own muezzins,” he said.

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index...20140725212603

Sheikh Sudais launches Qur’an recitation website

Friday, 25 July 2014

MAKKAH – Sheikh Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Al-Sudais, chief of the Presidency of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, on Thursday launched a website to teach Muslims how to recite the Qur’an correctly.

Initially, the website will be functional from the Grand Mosque in Makkah.

Al-Sudais thanked Allah and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for the generous care for the Holy Qur’an and all that is beneficial for the entire Muslim community.

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index...20140725212676

The melodious nature of Madinah adhan

Friday, 25 July 2014

The adhan or call to prayer in the Prophet’s Mosque has always been known for its unique melody and is closely linked to the method in which adhan is raised all over the world. Among the most prominent characteristics and attributes of Madinah adhan, which provides the listener with a sense of spirituality and tranquility, is the pitch and rhythm in which muezzins effortlessly raise the call to prayer, Makkah Daily reported.

The first adhan in the Prophet’s Mosque was raised by Bilal Bin Rabah, a freed slave. One of the current muezzins of the Prophet’s Mosque, Sheikh Isam Bukhari, is considered a living mentor and foremost expert on this type of adhan.

A researcher of adhan, Mohammad Baksh, said the most distinguishing feature of Madinah adhan from that of Makkah is its sonorous tone.

Baksh explained that there are different melodies for Madinah adhan, which are used in calls for different prayers.

“Many muezzins have inherited the Madinah adhan from their fathers, who used to accompany them to the mosque ever since they were children to learn the adhan, and many have raised the adhan since the age of 15,” he said while naming families in Madinah whose members are known for their resonant voices, such as the Bukhari, Al-Hakeem, Al-Nu’man, Al-Najdi, Aldjouli, Al-Khashoggi and Al-Afifi families.

“While the role of some families has declined from the past, a number of young muezzins have emerged, such as Abdulmajeed Al-Suraihi, Omar Sunbul and Ashraf Al-Afifi who have adopted the same old school of adhan,” he said.

Baksh pointed out that the adhan in the Prophet’s Mosque used to be raised from five minarets until 1980 when the adhan was entrusted to one muezzin only. Due to the large number of available muezzins, each muezzin’s turn to raise the adhan in the Prophet’s Mosque comes only once in approximately every two weeks.

“The sheikh of muezzins, Abdulrahman Khashoggi, used to schedule the shifts of muezzins in such a way that three muezzins were always at hand during the prayers,” Baksh said.

The adhan used to be raised according to a sundial in the Prophet’s Mosque, which is not used anymore due to the availability of modern scientific means to recognize the times of adhans, he added.

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index...20140725212602

Big screen for Prophet’s Mosque visitor

Friday, 25 July 2014

MADINAH — The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques has set up huge electronic screen in the Prophet’s Mosque courtyards to display educational messages in English and Arabic to visitors, said Ali Sulaiman Al-Obaid, undersecretary for the Prophet’s Mosque affairs.

The screens also show Qur’anic verses, Prophet’s sayings and different messages educating visitors about negative practices and how to avoid them. There are three screens mounted on a large vehicle.

Al-Obaid said this service would be available in the courtyards until the third day of the Eid Al-Fitr holidays.

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index...20140725212605
arabic: http://wmn.gov.sa/index.cfm?do=cms.c...categoryid=401

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