Over 5m pray in Islam’s 2nd holiest mosque in a week

Worshippers get access to a multitude of services in Prophet’s Mosque

Cairo: The Prophet’s Mosque, Islam’s second holiest site in the Saudi city of Medina, received more than 5 million worshippers and visitors in a week amid a seamless network of services and care, according to official figures.

The General Authority for Care of the Prophet’s Mosque, a state agency in charge of the place, said 5.4 million worshippers prayed in the mosque last week. They included 230,823 who visited and prayed at Al Rawda Al Sharifa where the tomb of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) is located in the mosque.

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