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The Islamic Directory focuses on the important institutions and individuals that
comprise Saudi Arabia's Muslim community. The directory includes biographic
information on about 1,500 scholars and shaykhs. This list includes members of
government-sponsored committees like the Senior Council of the Ulema and Ifta, professors
in the Kingdom's Islamic universities, well-known preachers, and critics of the regime.
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Four million perform hassle-free Umrah
The Haj Ministry has issued 4,727,960 Umrah visas, of which 4,068,387 foreign pilgrims have already arrived in the Kingdom.
Mohammad Al-Bijawi, director of Madinah branch of the ministry, said they are monitoring arrival of the pilgrims at Madinah airport and Yanbu Port round the clock.
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World-class Madinah pilgrim city to house 200,000 faithful
A state-of-the-art pilgrim city will be established in Madinah on an area of 1.6 million square meters along Hijrah Road with modern facilities and public transport systems to house 200,000 faithful who come for Haj and Umrah.
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Umrah visa's validity limited to two weeks
he Haj Ministry has decided to limit the validity of Umrah visas to only 14 days because of the ongoing work to expand the mataf - the circumambulation area.
According to a circular sent to Umrah agencies in the Kingdom and Saudi missions abroad two days ago, the new rule becomes effective Monday.
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Mending Vatican ties: Al-Azhar wants pope to declare Islam peaceful
An envoy from Al-Azhar in Cairo, raised the prospect of restoring ties with the Vatican yesterday but called on Pope Francis to take "a step forward" by declaring that Islam is a peaceful religion.
"The problems that we had were not with the Vatican but with the former pope. Now the doors of Al-Azhar are open," Mahmoud Abdel Gawad, diplomatic envoy to the grand imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, told Italian daily Il Messaggero in Cairo.
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'Day of Rage' set in solidarity with FSA
A Muslim union headed by Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi yesterday called for a "Day of Rage and Support" for the Free Syrian Army (FSA) battling Syrian regime troops backed by a Shiite axis.
The Association of Muslim Scholars urged its millions of supporters to demonstrate, stage peaceful sit-ins, make speeches and pray for the Syrian fighters on Friday, June 14.
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