coronavirus
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India mourns Islamic scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Eminent Islamic scholar and peace activist Maulana Wahiduddin Khan died in India on Wednesday night, his family members said.
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Muslims mark Arbaeen as COVID-19 restricts pilgrimage to Karbala
Muslims around the world commemorate Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam Hossein (AS) amid coronavirus-related restrictions placed by Iraq on the number of foreign pilgrims.
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Saudi Arabia eases Coronavirus restrictions, allows pilgrims to return to Mecca
A very small, limited number of people, donning the white terrycloth garment symbolic of the Muslim pilgrimage, circled Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Sunday after Saudi Arabia lifted coronavirus restrictions that had been in place for months.
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Mecca to reopen for limited pilgrimages after 7-month pause for virus
Saudi Arabia will reopen the Muslim holy places for the year-round umrah pilgrimage on Sunday, scaled back and with extensive health precautions, seven months after coronavirus prompted its suspension.