Tag Archives: IN PICTURES: WORSHIPPERS PRAY SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER IN MAKKAH

For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, worshippers prayed shoulder-to-shoulder in the holy mosques of Makkah and Madina in Saudi Arabia. The Imam at Masjid Al Haram instructed worshippers to “straighten [the] rows and close the gaps” during Fajr prayer, tweeted Haramain Sharifain. Major restrictions and precautionary measures have been lifted as the Grand Mosque returned to full …

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