King Abdullah Vast Makkah's Expansion Project.

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HM King Abdullah
to launch vast Haram expansion project.

Published: 17:25
August 19,2011
Holy Makkah:
HM King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz will lay the foundation stone for the largest ever expansion of the Haram Mosque in Makkah Friday evening.

The new project is being implemented on a 4,00,000 square metre area.

It will add an additional prayer space for 1.2 million worshippers. It is estimated that real estates and properties expropriated for the project were valued at about 40 billion Saudi riyals.

The new expansion, named the King Abdullah Expansion, will increase the capacity of the Haram Mosque and its courtyards substantially. It will also help tackle with the huge crowds of pilgrims by facilitating their movement at Haram during the peak seasons of Ramadan and Haj.

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The project will be carried out using the most advanced mechanical and electrical systems, according to an official of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques.

The new expansion will be linked with the existing mosque and Masaa (the running course between Safa and Marwa) with a series of bridges. It will also provide with air conditioning systems and electric stairs.

The official noted that there will be basic facilities including modern garbage disposal systems and security monitoring systems as part of the new expansion. Sun shades will also be established on the northern courtyards of the mosque.

Makkah Clock Tower opening

King Abdullah will also open the Makkah Royal Clock Tower that houses the world’s tallest golden minaret as well as the largest clock face and man-made crescent.

The gigantic clock project was constructed on top of tower number five of King Abdul Aziz Endowment project, which consists of seven towers. The Makkah Clock Tower Hotel, on which the clock is situated, is 601 meters high with 76 stories and 858 suites. It overlooks the Haram Mosque.

The clock tower is set to break many records in the construction world, including the tallest hotel, constructed with the tallest clock tower displaying the world’s largest clock face.

Second tallest building in the world

It will also have the world’s largest building floor area, and will become the second tallest building in the world, surpassed only by Dubai’s Burj Khalifa.

The giant clock of Makkah is set to tick a new time standard which some scholars believe will be an ideal alternative to GMT. The clock is a masterpiece specialised in engineering design and it is a unique addition to the holy city.

The loud speakers installed at the top of the tower will carry the sound of adhan (call to prayer) for seven kilometres from the Haram Mosque.

The powerful lights in white and green blinking at the time of adhan can be seen from a distance of 30km.

The lights are also helpful for people with hearing difficulties to know prayer times.

The giant clocks will be visible from all districts of Makkah with an overall distance of more than 8km.

The front and back clock measure about 43 by 43 metres while side clocks about 43 by 39 metres.

Six times bigger than Big Ben

The clock is six times bigger than London’s Big Ben. There are 200m from dial of the clock to the top of the Hilal, which measures 23 meters in diameter. The supreme name of Allah and the Shahada are visible above the clock.

The clock was made of carbon fiber materials with special glass ceramic on top. This hightech material is over three times stronger than steel used in aerospace industry. It is resistant against all climatic conditions and highly durable.

The tower housing the clock was built in a peculiar Islamic style of architecture while the clock has four faces – one in each direction. Trial run of the clock was held at the beginning of last year’s Ramadan.

~News.

Latest News:
Published:
Saturday 20th.August.2011

Holy MAKKAH
—His Majesty King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Friday night officially launched a historic SR40 billion extension project for the Grand Mosque.
The project is intended to allow the Haram courtyards complex to accommodate about two million worshippers at a time.

The site, where 10,000 workers are already working round-the-clock, covers an area of 400,000 sq. meters.
The project envisages a multi-level extension on the north side of the mosque, together with stairways and tunnels to facilitate worshippers access to the Holy Haram.
The Grand Mosque underwent significant expansion in the mid-1980s, but the number of Muslim pilgrims has steadily grown, requiring another expansion.

HM King Abdullah also officially inaugurated the 601-meter Makkah Royal Clock Tower, topped with a gigantic four-faced clock that rises from behind the hills and helps visitors at other holy sites locate the Grand Mosque.
The clock tower is the world’s second tallest building — behind the Burj Khalifa, the 828-meter (2,717-foot) skyscraper inaugurated in Dubai early last year.
Makkah, which during the annual Haj pilgrimage attracts some 2.5 million Muslims from around the world for a stay of two weeks on average, last November opened a metro service that will operate only during the Haj season.

A proposed SR37.5 billion high-speed train linking Jeddah to Madina via Makkah is also in the cards, with European and Asian companies locked in fierce competition for the project.
Muhammad Al-Khozaim, Vice President of the Presidency of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, PTHM, said the new expansion would increase the Grand Mosque’s capacity by nearly 1.2 million worshippers.
The new project covers 400,000 square meters in the northwest and northeast of the mosque. Real estate properties appropriated for the project are valued at more than SR40 billion. The new expansion was ordered to accommodate the increasing number of pilgrims who come from different parts of the world. — Agencies


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Holy Makkah - Amazing Clock Tower .

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Makkah - Amazing Clock Tower
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speedchaser

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I actually made Umrah last month Allahamdolillah (sorry for the misspelling). And it was amazing how large the clock tower was.
 

queenislam

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Masha'allah!

The king lays the fondation stone for the expansion of the holy mosque.
This new expansion will increase the number of people praying by 1.2 million.

http://www.alriyadh.com/2011/08/19/article660205.html

http://www.allvoices.com/contribute.../85898730-near-haram---a-mosque-is-still-holy

Inshallah this will enable more muslims to visit for umra and hajj
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Subhan'allah!
Alhamdulillah!

~Salam Ramadhan Kariim Al Mubarak!
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queenislam

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Allahu Akbar!

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reminds me of the hadith of desert bedouins constructing tall buildings.
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:allahuakbar:
:ma:

~May Allah swt help,protect and guide all muslim~Amin!

Subhan'allah!
Alhamdulillah!

~Salam Ramadhan Kariim Al Mubarak!
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queenislam

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Masha'allah!

I actually made Umrah last month Allahamdolillah (sorry for the misspelling). And it was amazing how large the clock tower was.
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:ma:

Thank you for sharing your experience
sister.
:jazaak:

~May Allah swt keeps you and your family well
and healthy this blessed month of Holy Ramadhan~Amin!

Subhan'allah!
Alhamdulillah!

~Salam Ramadhan Kariim Al Mubarak!
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rightpath_357

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Asalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Mash'Allah. :)

But I'm having double feelings. I read that a sign of the coming of the Day of Judgement is groups competing to build larger, taller buildings. I find it scary that it has already happened to Masjid-al-Haram.

Salam :D
 

queenislam

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~May Allah swt help and guide us~Amin!

Asalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Mash'Allah. :)

But I'm having double feelings. I read that a sign of the coming of the Day of Judgement is groups competing to build larger, taller buildings. I find it scary that it has already happened to Masjid-al-Haram.

Salam :D
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:wasalam:
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:ma:

I have heard about that too
let us make all of that to help us to be more motivating and
getting more ready to face whatever to come.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَالْعَصْرِ
By time,
إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ
Indeed, mankind is in loss,
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ
وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ
Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.
Holy qur'an~Surah Al-'Asr.

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~May Allah swt help,guide and forgive us~Amin!

Thank you for reading.

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