Friday sermon
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Friday sermons in Ramzan reached 1B Muslims globally
Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, said that the four Ramzan Friday sermons delivered during the holy month at Grand Mosque in…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia dismisses Friday preachers for deputising others to deliver sermons
Riyadh: The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has dispensed with a number of Friday preachers, because they delegated others to deliver the sermon (khutba)…
- Middle East
Video: Ugandan gas station worker in Qatar delivers Friday sermon; praised globally
Doha: A Ugandan working at a gas station in Qatar, delivered a Friday sermon at a mosque when the imam was late, was honoured and widely praised on social networking sites, after…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Robots to deliver sermons, Adhan at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in its latest plan to rely on artificial intelligence to serve visitors, on Friday launched a robot for reciting the Quran, sermons and the call to…
- Opinions
Fingers crossed as Mirwaiz Umar Farooq may deliver Friday sermon after three years
The chief cleric of Kashmir Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is expected to deliver his traditional Friday sermon at historic Jamia Masjid tomorrow after a big gap of three years. He has been under house arrest…