Saudi Arabia: More Than 2 Million Muslims Attend Last Qur’an Recitation of Ramadan

Published June 15th, 2018 - 07:12 GMT
Over 2 million worshipers attend Qur’an recitation in the last day of Ramadan. (Shutterstock/ File Photo)
Over 2 million worshipers attend Qur’an recitation in the last day of Ramadan. (Shutterstock/ File Photo)

More than 2 million worshippers gathered at Makkah’s Grand Mosque to attend the last night of the Qur’an recitation during the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

The prayers, during which verses of the Qur’an were recited, were led by Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Sudais.

At the same time, hundreds of thousands of worshippers flocked to the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah from all over the world to attend the holy night.

Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdul Aziz, the deputy governor of Makkah region, also visited the mosque and paid tribute to the security forces and volunteers there for their efforts serving pilgrims during Ramadan.

This article has been adapted from its original source.

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