Friday prayer timings at Makkah's Grand Mosque, Madina's Masjid-e-Nabwi shortened. The timings have been limited to 15 minutes to protect worshippers from intense heat. News Desk June 28, 2024.

Every year millions of Muslims from around the globe converge towards the holy sites of Haram Sharif at Makkah and Masjid-e-Nabawi at Madina in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to perform Umrah and Hajj.

While the streets of Madinah and Masjid al-Nabawi had much to offer, it was time for the real thing – Makkah, one of the beautiful cities in the world. Our group got on the six-hour-long bus ...