Number of Worshippers Visiting Prophet’s Mosque in Ramadan, Eid Exceeds 20 Million

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The number of those visiting the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina during Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr was around 22 million.

This is according to the president of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques.

In addition to this, 406,000 people visited the Noble Rawdah during the holy month, Abdulrahman Al-Sudais said.

The Rawdah lies between the Sacred Chamber (known as the Prophet’s house), and the Prophet’s Minbar (or pulpit).

Al-Sudais added that more than 4.5 million bottles of Zamzam were distributed at the mosque and 330,000 containers provided the holy water to those visiting the holy site.

Around 5 million iftar meals were distributed, 283,000 people benefitted from digital services at the mosque, and 472,000 people used the mosque’s car park during Ramadan and the celebratory days of Eid.

Source: Arab News