MAKKAH: Shoura Council Chairman Saleh bin Homaid, who led the Friday congregational prayer at the Grand Mosque yesterday, exhorted Muslims to step up their pious and charitable acts and do deeds that strengthen social and filial ties in the month of Ramadan.
“You should vie with each other in obeying the commands of God by doing virtuous deeds and helping others,” Homaid said while addressing a mammoth gathering of more than a million people sitting in rows at the Grand Mosque and its courtyards under the scorching heat.
Fasting in Ramadan serves as a shield against the evil temptations as the gates of Jahannam (Hell) will be shuttered and the gates of the Jannah (Paradise) will be wide open, Homaid said.
The opportunity to immerse in worship in the month is also an occasion for joy and mutual congratulation, the imam added.
The Makkah Municipality appointed 5,600 laborers to keep the Haram Mosque and the courtyards clean and hygienic, the Saudi Press Agency reported yesterday.
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