It's the Tawakalna app. Available on Android and iOS both.
You should download it and get a permit issued for your Umrah, just in case they decide to check. The travel agent will give you the details on it. You can also book your slot for praying nafl in Rawdah through that app. Though it's pretty much useless. There's so many people there right now, they are implementing their own system of letting people come in groups. Not looking at the app permit.
Quba: Islam’s first mosque to expand tenfold, says Saudi crown prince
RIYADH: Quba Mosque, the first mosque built by Prophet Muhammed, will increase in size tenfold, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince announced.
The new project will mean the mosque in Madinah will see the largest development in its history, expanding to 50,000 square meters.
Named after the Saudi monarch, King Salman, the project aims to increase the mosques capacity to 66,000 worshipers.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the project seeks to accommodate the largest number of worshipers during peak seasons.
It also aims to highlight the mosque’s religious importance while preserving its architectural style, as well as monuments located near the mosque.
Quba Mosque was the first mosque in the history of Islam, and the first mosque built in Madinah.
It is located 5 kilometers south of the Prophet’s Mosque and was built in the year 1 A.H (622 A.D).
There will be shaded courtyards on four sides, which will connect to prayer spaces that are not structurally attached to the current mosque building.
He said the project enhances the efficiency of the landmark for visitors’ devotional and cultural experience.
The project will aim to solve overcrowding and enhance the safety of worshipers, and the road system nearby will see a revamp to ease access to the mosque.
Rehabilitation work will mean a number of sites and prophetic monuments within the mosque and its courtyards are preserved.
As many as 57 sites, including wells, farms and orchards, are to be developed or rehabilitated as part of the project.
The crown prince commended the king’s care for the historic mosque, and said the project sets out to achieve the goals and objectives of the Saudi Vision 2030.
During his visit to Madinah, Prince Mohammed prayed at the Prophet’s Mosque.
He also prayed at the Rawdah, a place lies between the Sacred Chamber (known as the Prophet’s house), and the Prophet’s Minbar (or pulpit).
The crown prince was accompanied by Prince Faisal bin Salman, Governor of Madinah, and a number of senior officials.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman also visited and prayed at the Quba Mosque in Madinah.
He then received prominent scholars and excellencies, and a group of citizens who came to greet him, at Taiba Palace in Madinah.
The crown prince arrived in Madinah on Thursday morning.
Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah fragranced 22 times per day during Ramadan
The Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah is perfumed more than 20 times daily with the best fragrance and incense during Ramadan to ensure a spiritual atmosphere for worshippers. (SPA)
RIYADH: The Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah is perfumed more than 20 times daily with the best fragrance and incense during Ramadan to ensure a spiritual atmosphere for worshippers.
Islam places a huge importance on cleanliness and perfume, and mosques and houses are fragranced lavishly where possible, especially on special occasions like Ramadan and Eid.
700 grams of the best oud was used to fragrance the mosque during the day and worshippers were also offered oud and musk oil and other fragrances between Maghrib and Isha prayers with which they could perfume themselves, the head of fragrance department at the Prophet’s Mosque Omar bin Abdulaziz Al-Hindi said.
New carpets welcome worshippers at Two Holy Mosques during Ramadan
Each carpet has an electronic chip and code read by radio-frequency identification linked to an electronic system with information about its manufacture date, use history, location, and washing. (SPA)
JEDDAH: As part of its preparations for Ramadan, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques covered the floors of both places of worship with 50,000 new carpets for the comfort and protection of worshippers throughout the year, especially during the month of fasting.
The carpets, which were made in Saudi Arabia, meet certain criteria and technical specifications to suit the spaces of the Two Holy Mosques and meet the needs of pilgrims and visitors.
The director of the carpet cleaning department at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Jaber Ahmed Al-Wada’ani, said the new floor coverings took 11 months to manufacture.
They were high quality and luxurious so that worshippers could perform their prayers with “all reverence and tranquility,” he told Arab News.
The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques set up a specialist department 43 years ago to clean, disinfect, sanitize, and perfume carpets with the help of the latest and best technology.
“In the past, the carpets of the Makkah Grand Mosque used to be imported from Germany, Belgium, and Lebanon for so many years. From 1999 to 2000, carpet importing was stopped and the first batch of carpets was established in the Makkah factory,” Wada’ani said.
The first 14 batches of the Makkah carpets made in Saudi Arabia had the same technical specifications. However, they were made with a red tone. Later, green was adopted and this color became the standard hue for carpets across both mosques.
HIGHLIGHT The carpets of the Two Holy Mosques have technical specifications that make them different from ordinary ones. They are thicker, stronger, and more durable. They have softer threads, a higher pile, feel more plush underfoot, have better color stability, and are unaffected by repeat washing.
The head of external facilities at the Grand Mosque’s Carpets Department, Muhammed Al-Thibani, described the special details and prints applied to the carpets.
“The emblem of Saudi Arabia is marked in the middle of each rug, and the remaining area of the rug is decorated with woody and floral patterns and prints of various colors in yellow, beige, and navy, all undulating in an elegant and harmonious way,” he told Arab News.
The carpets of the Two Holy Mosques have technical specifications that make them different from ordinary or ever day ones. They are thicker, stronger, and more durable. They have softer threads, a higher pile, feel more plush underfoot, have better color stability, and are unaffected by repeat washing.
Al-Wada’ani said: “These carpets are made from 100 percent pure acrylic yarn. The pile weighs 400 grams, and its height reaches 14 millimeters. The total height of one carpet is 16 millimeters.”
With their distinctive moss green tone, the carpets go through several washing operations during the year as the laundry supplies the Grand Mosque with 2,000 clean carpets a week.
There is around-the-clock monitoring of cleaning and maintenance issues, and workers in the mosque regularly sweep, sanitize, and perfume all the carpets over a 24-hour cycle.
Al-Wada’ani gave a detailed explanation of the four main carpet-cleaning stages, adding that the lifespan of a carpet was between four and six years.
“The first stage of cleaning the carpet begins with automatic dirt and dust removal using high-quality technology. Then, the second stage is washing and sanitizing the carpet automatically with disinfectants, water, and special detergents, then rinsing it with water to remove the soap.
“Then comes the third stage, where washed carpets are laid into special tubes to dry them of water. In the fourth and final stage, carpets are raised on sawmills, under sunlight and fresh air, equipped with fans to speed up the drying process. Carpets are then swept with modern special brooms, then sanitized and perfumed with the famous Taif rose water. Then they go for packaging and storage.”
Each carpet has an electronic chip and code read by radio-frequency identification linked to an electronic system with information about its manufacture date, use history, location, and washing.
They haven't asked anything bt said to bring covid pass with you. I made one on pfd so bismillah let's see. As long as they dnt go scanning it should be fine. Also not sure they even need to see it as they themselves announced its not a requirement. Just make dua I get in I only booked cos they said you don't need vaccination.
This cannot be undone and I am sure it will be greatly appreciated.
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