IQNA – Several Awqaf and religious affairs departments in Algeria are working to reopen Quran schools and Maktabs (traditional Quranic centers) during the winter break to pave the way for students to benefit from this time to memorize the Quran.
IQNA – Rajab is the seventh month in the Islamic lunar calendar. The name of this month in Arabic is derived from the root “r j b” which means honored and magnificent.
IQNA – The Grand Mosque in Mecca is witnessing a significant increase in the number of worshippers and pilgrims as Saudi Arabia's mid-year school holiday gets underway.
IQNA – More than 960 mosques across the Gaza Strip have been either damaged or destroyed in 2024 as a result of Israeli attacks, according to the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs.
IQNA – “So whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it, and whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it,” reads verses 7-8 of Surah Az-Zalzala.
IQNA – The inclusion of new faces in the roles of Quran reciters and muezzins (Adhan reciters) was one of the gaps felt in the programs of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS), an official said.
IQNA – Amazigh activists welcomed the Moroccan ministry of Awqaf and Islamic affairs’ initiative to translate the Holy Quran into the Amazigh language.
IQNA – The path of Martyr Qassem Soleimani will continue until the liberation of al-Quds and elimination of the evil of the Zionist regime, Iran’s Parliament speaker said.
IQNA – Qatar’s Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs' Department of Dawah and Religious Guidance is set to launch the fifth edition of its Principles of Islamic Sciences program, open to both men and women from the public.
IQNA – Ten Palestinian journalists were killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza last month, a media group said, noting that the total number of journalists killed in the attacks since October 2023 has surpassed 200.
IQNA – In a bid to ensure a calm and safe pilgrimage experience, dedicated attendants at the Imam Reza (AS) Shrine in Mashhad, Iran, accompany visually impaired pilgrims throughout their visit, providing personalized assistance from arrival to departure.
