IQNA – More than 12,100 mosques in the holy city of Mecca have been prepared to receive worshippers in the holy month of Ramadan.

IQNA – The third annual gathering of Iraq’s preachers was held in the holy city of Najaf.

IQNA – A series of training courses were recently held to coach 1,352 women volunteers to help worshipers heading to the Prophet’s Mosque, Islam’s second holiest site, in the Saudi city of Medina.

IQNA – A Takleef celebration, which marks the start of religious obligations for individuals, was held for girls hailing from West Asian countries at the Imam Reza (AS) shrine in Mashhad. 

IQNA – The carpets in Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifa at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina have been replaced in preparation for the holy month of Ramadan.

IQNA – A seminar on “Hajj pilgrimage and health” was held in Thailand to discuss health preparations for the upcoming Hajj season.

IQNA – Only Umrah pilgrims will be allowed to perform Tawaf (circumambulation) around the Holy Kaaba in Mecca’s Grand Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan.

IQNA – Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, an Iranian source of emulation, stressed the need to learn the teachings of Imam Hussein (AS) and the goals of his uprising.

IQNA – The Qatari Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs' General Department of Endowments has announced plans to distribute over 700,000 Iftar meals across 20 locations in the country throughout Ramadan 2024.

IQNA – The office of Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in the holy city of Najaf issued a statement on the start of Ramadan.

IQNA – Mosques in Egypt are being prepared to welcome worshippers in the holy month of Ramadan.

IQNA – A conference on Mahdism (awaiting the reappearance of the Savior) is planned to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, early next month.