MECCA, Saudi Arabia – Saudi King Salman and the imam of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca have visited those injured Friday by the deadly collapse of a giant construction crane. At least 107 ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Two years ago, Sheik Adil Kalbani dreamed that he became an imam at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city. Waking up, he dismissed the dream as a temptation to vanity.

Saudi Arabia’s status as home to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina means grand mufti’s pronouncements closely watched.

Fear of the spread of Islam in non-Muslim countries motivates attacks on Muslims in the West, the imam of Islam’s holiest shrine has told worshippers celebrating Eid al-Fitr feast. “Did you wonder why ...

JEDDAH, 19 August 2006 -- Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim, imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, yesterday urged Muslim faithful to protect their identity without being subservient to foreign forces. He also ...

RIYADH, 15 March 2008 -- Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim, imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah and a member of the teaching staff at Umm Al-Qura University, has called for the establishment of an Islamic common ...

The Imam-e-Haram from Mecca will reportedly lay the foundation stone for the mosque proposed to be built in Dhannipur in the Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh. "The foundation stones of the Mohammed ...

Ayodhya Mosque: The Imam-e-Haram (the Imam who leads namaz) at the holy mosque of Kaaba in Mecca will lay the foundation stone of the proposed mosque in Ayodhya that is going to be constructed as per ...

Saudi Arabia has appointed a new Grand Mufti, the kingdom's top religious scholar, following a royal decree issued on ...

Sheikh Hassan Aly, who lives in Darien, has been the imam and director of religious affairs at the Mecca Center in Willowbrook, since December 2011. He has a degree in Islamic studies from Al-Azhar ...

While the pontiff remains in serious condition at the Gemelli Hospital, people of other religions are joining Christians to pray for him. “May the divine mercies surround Pope Francis for his speedy ...