SAUDI ARABIA

Makkah emir washes the Kaaba

September 25, 2018

On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah and adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, washed the Holy Kaaba on Tuesday. Upon arrival at the Grand Holy Mosque, Prince Khaled was received by President of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais. The emir washed the Holy Kaaba from inside and rubbed its walls using pieces of cloth dipped in Zamzam water mixed with rose oil. Minister of Haj and Umrah Mohammed Saleh Benten and a number of officials participated in the washing of the Holy Kaaba. — SPA


September 25, 2018
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