Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Sat, 02 May 2026 21:05:54 +0500 Sat, 02 May 2026 21:05:54 +0500 60 Saudi Arabia decides to offer 10-rakat Taraweeh prayers in Masjid al-Haram, Masjid-e-Nabwi https://english.aaj.tv/news/10466984/saudi-arabia-decides-to-offer-10-rakat-taraweeh-prayers-in-masjid-al-haram-masjid-e-nabwi <p><a href="https://i.aaj.tv/english/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/taraweeh.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-466985" src="https://i.aaj.tv/english/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/taraweeh.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="480" /></a></p> <p><b><strong>President General of the Two Holy Mosques, Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais said that due to novel Coronavirus limiting the duration of  Taraweeh prayers to 10 Rakat and it will be offered in the Masjid al-Haram and Masjid-e-Nabwi during Ramadan.</strong></b></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Taraweeh, special night prayers performed during the holy month of Ramadan, will be held without public attendance at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, said Abdul Rahman As-Sudais, president of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">Taraweeh will be performed mainly with staff, As-Sudais said in a statement on Twitter.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">The statement also said that itikaf, the Islamic practice of secluding oneself in the mosque to pray, has been cancelled at both mosques.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">It also said that Umrah pilgrimage will remain suspended until further notice.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">

President General of the Two Holy Mosques, Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais said that due to novel Coronavirus limiting the duration of  Taraweeh prayers to 10 Rakat and it will be offered in the Masjid al-Haram and Masjid-e-Nabwi during Ramadan.

Taraweeh, special night prayers performed during the holy month of Ramadan, will be held without public attendance at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, said Abdul Rahman As-Sudais, president of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques.

Taraweeh will be performed mainly with staff, As-Sudais said in a statement on Twitter.

The statement also said that itikaf, the Islamic practice of secluding oneself in the mosque to pray, has been cancelled at both mosques.

It also said that Umrah pilgrimage will remain suspended until further notice.

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