The Saudi government has decided to resume Aitekaf at the Grand Mosque inMakkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah during Ramazan after two years,according to a report by the Saudi report by the Saudi Gazette on Wednesday.
The announcement was made by Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of theGeneral Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, in an annualmeeting held to launch the presidency’s plan for this year’s Ramazan.
He said that the presidency will soon start issuing permits through itsofficial website. “They will be in line with specific conditions and setcriteria,” Al-Sudais added.The presidency, earlier, launched an online portal to provide guidelinesand registration facilities to worshippers intending to perform Aitekaf.
The religious ritual of staying in mosques for the sole purpose of worshipand meditation is observed during Ramazan. The report stated that as manyas 100,000 worshipers perform Aitekaf at the two holy mosques during thelast 10 days of the holy month.
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However, it was suspended for the last two years because of the coronaviruspandemic.
