Most of the pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year left Mecca by Thursday afternoon after performing a farewell ritual of circumambulation in the Grand Mosque.

At a time when millions of Muslims are heading to the Mina Valley on the first day of the Hajj, the women of Mecca are heading to the Grand Mosque to honor an ancient tradition that was only recently disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 14th of July 2021, at the residence of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque, the chairman of the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation (RBM RF) and the Russian Mufties Council (RMC), the General Secretary of the Muslim International Forum, Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin, met with the Ambassador of the European Union to the Russian Federation Markus Florian Ederer. The meeting was attended by First Secretary of the Embassy Baibe Kine, First Deputy Chairman of the RBM RF, Executive Secretary of the Muslim International Forum Damir Mukhetdinov, Deputy Chairman of the RBM RF Rushan Abbyasov and Head of the International Department of the RBM RF Ildar Galeev.

In the feeds of many Russian Muslims these days, there were reports about the construction of 99 new churches in Moscow over the past 10 years. This news attracted the attention of the Muslim audience against the background of the obvious problem of the lack of mosques in Moscow and in many cities in Russia. As we remember, 26 years ago, for the last time, a land plot was allocated for the construction of a new mosque in Moscow.

The UAE has announced Eid al-Adha holidays for public sector workers. Federal ministries and departments will be closed from Monday, July 19, and will end on Thursday, July 22.