Reuters news agency noticed at least one surprising shift in rhetoric: The sermon by Abdulrahman al-Sudais, imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, broadcast on Saudi state television on Sept.

Despite facing persecution and hardship in Mecca, they were able to establish ... who commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, during this month.

Imam Wahab expressed the hope that President Mahama would do more for the Ghana cedi to strengthen before the Hajj this year for many Muslims to participate in the prayers in Mecca. GNA Provided ...

Mihrab This is an alcove within the qiblah wall (prayer wall) which shows the direction of the Ka’bah at Mecca. Minbar This is a platform from which the imam preaches his sermon during Friday ...

A nation's criteria of beauty are not universal. The imam has been to Mecca three times, heading a delegation of Chinese Muslims in 1994, 2000, and 2005. Before the foundation of the New China in ...