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Monday, 10 November 2014 -17 Muharram 1436
MAKKAH — The new keeper of keys of the Holy Kaaba has said the role is a great honor and responsibility.
"It is a trusteeship I treasure and hope I can reconcile with," said Sheikh Saleh Al-Shaibi.
Al-Shaibi became the senior Kaaba keeper after the death of his predecessor, Sheikh Abdulqader Al-Shaibi, two weeks ago.
“The responsibility of keeping the Kaaba's keys is usually transferred to the eldest male member of the Al-Shaibi family, who is not necessarily the son of the previous keeper,” he said. He added that this arrangement has always allowed for the smooth transfer of the Kaaba trusteeship among the Al-Shaibi family without conflict.
The Kaaba trusteeship has been with the Al-Shaibi family for centuries. When the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) conquered Makkah in 630 AD, he asked for the key of the Kaaba. The Prophet prayed inside the Kaaba, cleaned it and handed the key back to Shaibah Bin Al-Awqas, an ancestor of Al-Shaibi, and said the key will remain with the family until the Day of Resurrection.
Al-Shaibi said there had been 109 Kaaba keepers from his family until now, and that he once served as acting Kaaba keeper for six years and the representative of the Kaaba keepers for 15 years.
“The Kaaba has two doors, an outer one visible to the public and an inside door named Al-Tawbah.
The outside door is two and a half meters above the mataf level (the circumambulation area), and it is three meters and six centimeters high and one meter and 68 centimeters wide.
The current Kaaba door, made of 280 kilograms of pure gold, is a present from the late King Khalid,” he said.
Al-Shaibi was a member of the first Shoura Council constituted by King Fahd by a royal decree 22 years ago.
“I received a call from the Royal Court notifying me that I had been chosen to be a member of the advisory council, which had 60 members then,” he said.
Al-Shaibi was an assistant professor at the Daawa and Fundamentals of Religion College at Umm Al-Qura University for 10 years before becoming the head of the Daawa and Fundamentals of Religion Department for seven years.
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index...20141110223871
Riyadh, Muharram 18, 1436, November 11, 2014, SPA
Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King Abdulaziz International Competition for Holy Quran Memorization, Intonation and Interpretation will hold its 36th session at the Holy Grand Mosque in Makkah on Muharram 22-26, 1436 AH with the participation of 138 contestants from 59 countries.
www.alquran.gov.sa
The Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance, and General Supervisor of the Competition Sheikh Saleh bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh has expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for his approval of patronizing the competition which embodies his care and support for the memorizers of the Holy Quran.
http://www.spa.gov.sa/english/print.php?id=1293683
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Sunday, 16 November 2014 - 23 Muharram 1436
MAKKAH — The 36th King Abdulaziz International Holy Qur’an Competition started Saturday here at the Grand Mosque with 138 contestants from 59 countries.
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The competition, which will continue until Nov. 19, is in four categories — memorization with mastery of recitation rules and interpretation; memorization with mastery of recitation rules; memorization of half of the Qur’an with mastery of recitation rules; and memorization of five of 30 parts of the Qur’an with mastery of recitation rules. The last category is exclusively for contestants from non-Muslim majority countries.
Minister of Islamic Affairs Saleh Al-Asheikh, who is the Supervisor of Holy Qur’an competitions, said the Kingdom is keen to organize the competition every year because it realizes the importance of such competitions.
The total prize value is SR1.85 million distributed as follows: SR430,000 for category 1, SR375,000 for category 2, SR175,000 for category 3, and SR105,000 for category 4.
Mansour Al-Simeah, secretary-general of the competition, said the prizes have been increased this year while the categories have been reduced to four to improve the performance of contestants.
There will be morning and evening sessions during which contestants will recite before a selected panel. Contestants will get a chance to visit Madinah and the important landmarks of Makkah.
Last year, a Nigerian and a Bangladeshi came top in the first and second categories. The former won SR100,000 while the latter SR80,000. Another two non-Arabs came top in the third and fifth categories and won SR60,000 and SR25,000 respectively. The fourth category was won by a Saudi who received SR30,000.
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index...20141116224597
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16 November 2014
Imam & Khateb of Masjid al Haram and Head of the Presidency of Haramain Sheikh Abdur Rahman Al Sudais will be having Tafseer & Fiqh us Sunnah lessons in Mataf, right behind Maqam Ibrahim every Tuesday after Maghrib.
11 November 2014
استأنف معالي الرئيس العام لشؤون المسجد الحرام والمسجد النبوي الشيخ الدكتور عبدالرحمن ابن عبدالعزيز السديس دروسه العلمية في المسجد الحرام مساء اليوم الثلاثاء وبدأ معاليه درسه ببيان مكانة العلم ومنزلته والصفات التي ينبغي أن يتحلى بها طالب العلم ثم تطرق إلى درس التفسير من كتاب " تيسير الكريم الرحمن في تفسير كلام المنان " للشيخ عبدالرحمن السعدي - رحمة الله - تناول فيه تفسير سورة (ق ) وبيان الأقوال في الحروف المقطعة في القرآن الكريم , ثم عرج إلى درس فقه السنة من كتاب " عمدة الأحكام من كلام خير الأنام " للحافظ عبدالغني المقدسي ,وتناول فيه شرح الحديث الثامن من باب الطهارة وتحدث عن صفة وضوء النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ,ثم اجاب فضيلته عن أسئلة الطلبة المتعلقة بما تضمنه الدرس وأعلن نهاية الدرس بإعلان أذان العشاء .
الجدير بالذكر أن الدرس شهد إقبالاً كبيراً من المصلين والزوار وطلبة العلم، وأن دروس فضيلته تقام في صحن المطاف خلف مقام إبراهيم – عليه السلام – كل يوم ثلاثاء من كل أسبوع بعد صلاة المغرب مباشرة .
http://www.gph.gov.sa/index.cfm?do=c...0&categoryid=2
Google translation: His Excellency President General Affairs appealed the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque Sheikh Dr. Abdul Rahman Ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Sudais scientific lessons at the Grand Mosque on Tuesday evening and began Ma'aleh studied statement stature of science and stature and qualities that should be displayed by the student of science and then touched to familiarize interpretation of the book "facilitate Karim Rahman interpretation of the words of Mannan "Sheikh Abdul Rahman al-Saadi - God's mercy - he dealt with the interpretation of Surah ''Qaf '' and the statement of words in chopped characters in the Koran, then he stopped to familiarize the jurisprudence of the year from the book" Mayor provisions from the words of the best creatures "of Hafiz Abdul Ghani al-Maqdisi, and he dealt with explanation modern eighth of Purity door and talked about the recipe and the light of the Prophet, peace be upon him, then answered students' questions about the eminence relating to contents of the lesson and declared the end of the lesson, declaring Isha azan.
It is worth mentioning that the lesson has witnessed a large turnout of worshipers, visitors and students of science, and that eminence lessons are held in the Mataf behind Maqam Ibrahim - peace be upon him - every Tuesday of each week directly after sunset prayer.
Monday 17 November 2014
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has called on Muslims in the Kingdom to pray for rain on Monday.
"Istisqa", or rain prayers, have been offered since the time of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and are said in the event of drought or delayed rainfall.
In a statement issued on the occasion, the Royal Court urged Muslims to join the prayers, perform meritorious deeds, seek forgiveness and give charity to the poor.
In addition to major mosques across the Kingdom, the Grand Mosques in Makkah and the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah will also conduct the prayers on Monday. The prayers will also be performed at universities and schools across the Kingdom.
An official from the Department of Mosques at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance said that these prayers will be conducted in mosques where Eid prayers are usually held.
In related news, officials from the Saudi Wildlife Authority (SWA) told Arab News that the rain showers were beneficial for plants. “The rains will benefit the wildlife and plants,” he said adding that “in the event of good rainfall this season, we could also expect more productivity next spring during the breeding season.”
He said the rains will rejuvenate the vegetation and grasslands in the Central province and that they would greatly benefit the wildlife, providing food and water necessary for their sustenance.
http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/661281
. Tuesday 18 November 2014
Rain-seeking prayers or ‘Istisqa’ were performed across the Kingdom on Monday in line with a directive from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah.
Governors and senior officials Kingdom-wide took part in the prayers in their respective regions.
Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz performed the prayer at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in the capital. The prayer was led by Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and President of the Council of Senior Scholars and the General Presidency of Scholarly Research and Ifta Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Asheikh.
In Makkah, the prayer was performed at the Grand Mosque, and attended by the undersecretary of the Makkah governorate, Saad bin Muqbil Al-Maimouni.
In Madinah, the prayer was performed at the Prophet’s Mosque and attended by Prince Faisal bin Salman, governor of Madinah.
According to the Prophet’s sunnah (tradition), the ‘Istisqa’ prayers are conducted in the event of a drought or delayed rainfall.
In a statement issued on the occasion earlier, Muslims in the Kingdom were urged to take part in the prayers, perform meritorious deeds, seek forgiveness and give charity.
’Istisqa’ prayers were also performed at universities and schools in various provinces of the Kingdom.
An official from the Department of Mosques at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawa and Guidance said the prayers were conducted in mosques where Eid prayers are usually performed.
http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/661706
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