Makkah News and Updates

Holy Mosque expansion progress

9 December 2013



New minaret

10 December 2013




Rendering of Umbrellas for Haram expansion

''Segway'' make his way in Makkah

Activation of individual vehicles "segway"

تفعيل العربات الفردية " segway "

دشن معالي الرئيس العام لشؤون المسجد الحرام والمسجد النبوي الشيخ الدكتور عبدالرحمن بن عبدالعزيز السديس العربة الكهربائية الفردية " segway " وذلك بحضور مدير إدارة سقيا زمزم بالمسجد الحرام المهندس ماهر بن منسي الزهراني وبحضور المشرف الإداري الأستاذ / نايف بن مشهور المطرفي والبالغ عددها 3 عربات .

ويأتي ذلك من منطلق توجه الرئاسة إلى توفير التقنية لتقديم أرقي الخدمات للزوار والعمار وتفعيل الجولات الميدانية للعاملين ، وسعي إدارة سقيا زمزم في تطوير خدماتها واستخدام التقنية الحديثة.

http://www.makkah-now.com/news.php?action=show&id=15286

Google translation:

Inaugurated by His Excellency President General for the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque Sheikh Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Sudais electric vehicle individual "segway" in the presence of Director of watering Zamzam Holy Mosque engineer Maher bin forgotten Zahrani and the presence of administrative supervisor Professor / Nayef bin famous Mautrofi and braved the 3 vehicles .

This comes out of the presidency draws to provide technology to provide the best services for visitors and Amar and activation of field trips for employees , and the pursuit of management watering Zamzam in the development of services and the use of modern technology .

Riyadh, Safar 7, 1435, Dec 10, 2013, SPA

Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the International Conference for Dialogue and Defence for Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) opened at Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh today. The opening ceremony was attended by Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Al-Shiekh, General Mufti of the Kingdom, who is also Chairman of the Senior Ulema Commission and Religious Research Department and Ifta, and Rector of the Imam university Dr. Sulaiman bin Abdullah Abal-Khail, who is also Chairman of the conference's Steering Committee.

In a key address, Dr. Abdulmohsen Al-Simaih, Dean King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Center for Contemporary Islamic Studies, said the conference focuses on nationalizing the concept of dialogue and activating it through introducing the great personality of the prophet (pbuh) to the non-Muslim world and cite evidences of his genuine justice and fairness.

He said more than 250 moderate figures from all over the world are attending the event. As many as 120 papers will be presented over 14 sessions, he said, adding that an exhibition accompanying the conference will be casting light on the efforts to the university and other parties on disseminating the culture of dialogue and defense for the prophet (pbuh).

Also addressing the gathering, were Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Al-Shiekh, who called for using dialogue to defend the prophet (pbuh).

For his part, Dr. Abal-Khail underscored the importance of the conference in reflecting the true picture of the prophet (pbuh).

http://www.spa.gov.sa/English/print.php?id=1177357

11 December 2013

Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Two Holy Mosques, on Tuesday honored Arnoud van Doorn, a prominent Dutch politician who embraced Islam, by conferring on him his cloak. Van Doorn was a leading member of the rightist Freedom Party of Geert Wilders who produced “Fitna” film abusing the Prophet (peace be upon him).

The heart-warming event took place at the opening of a conference on Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh. The conference’s participants, including academics and religious scholars, applauded Sudais’ gesture.

“This again reflects the greatness and truthfulness of Islam as a divine religion,” said Fuad Kawther, an engineer interested in dawa activities. He also pointed out that some of the staunch enemies of the Prophet used to stand near by his house during the night to listen to his recitation from the Holy Qur’an.

“Three staunch enemies — Abu Jahl, Abu Sufiyan and Uqbat — agreed among themselves not to visit the Prophet’s house to secretly listen to the verses from the Qur’an, but broke that deal and visited the house again and again because they could not resist the divine word and also because they were fascinated by the literary beauty of the Qur’an,” Kawther told Arab News.

The embracing of Islam by Van Doorn and many other Westerners shows that it is the true and final religion, Kawther said. “Islam will spread all over the world despite the smear campaign against the religion and its Prophet.”
He also referred to the American guard at Guantanamo Bay prison, Terry Holdbrooks, Jr., 29, who accepted Islam after months of midnight conversations with Muslim detainees.

People go to extreme lengths in attacking Islam without trying to understand the divine teachings. “Before embracing Islam, Van Doorn was abusing the Prophet and Muslims, although they had not done him any harm. Allah guided him to the right path and he became a Muslim,” he said.

Kawther commended Sheikh Sudais for his noble gesture. “This shows the magnanimity and tolerance of Islam. Gifting someone’s cloak to show his love and admiration toward the recipient is a nice Saudi tradition,” he said and hoped it would encourage more people to study about Islam and Muslims.

In an interview with Arab News in April this year, Van Doorn acknowledged that his views on Islam were formed 10 to 15 years ago based solely on negative stereotypes and prejudices spread by the media. He expressed sorrow and regret for distributing Fitna, although he had no part in the film’s production. He intends to make a film about the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to present a true picture of Islam.

http://www.arabnews.com/news/490946

Masjid al Haram 2020

this is not the final design for 2020 .. but it give a good ideal what it will be like