Holy Cities of Mecca, Medina See Heavy Rainfalls

IQNA – Worshippers at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina were met with a serene and poignant sight as heavy rains soaked the holy city, transforming the revered site into a scene of spiritual tranquility during Friday prayers.

The faithful who visited Prophet’s Mosque (Masjid Al Nabawi) on November 14 had a chance to see the site, revered by millions of Muslims around the world, soaked in heavy rain and perform the weekly Friday prayer in a serene rainy weather.

It comes as several parts of the Kingdom, including Mecca, Medina, Asir and the Capital, Riyadh, are witnessing downpours of rain in recent days. On Saturday, the Saudi National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) again issued a red rain alert for Medina.

In Mecca, a similar alert was issued by the weather authority which warned residents and visitors against severe high-speed winds, lower horizontal visibility, hailfall, flash flooding and thunderstorms.

Al Masjid Al Haram in Mecca saw downpours of rain on Saturday morning.

The Saudi General Directorate of Traffic called on motorists to exercise extreme caution when driving in rainy weather, avoid speeding and swerving. It also urged them to always leave a safe space with the car in front of them.

On Thursday, mosques across Saudi Arabia performed a special rain-seeking prayer. Similar prayers were recently performed in Kuwait and Qatar.

In the UAE too, dozens of Muslims flocked to mosques in October for the same purpose.

Source: KTimes