On this day in history
28 July
Tuesday Hijri 14 Safar 1448 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 28 July
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By the Hijri calendar 14 Safar 1448 AH
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Upcoming anniversaries
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202030 July
Pilgrims stand at Arafat in the scaled-down Hajj of the pandemic
On 30 July 2020, in a Hajj scaled down by COVID-19 measures, masked pilgrims, all citizens or residents of Saudi Arabia, stood at Arafat. Officials said between 1,000 and 10,000 would take part, compared with about 2.5 million people at Arafat the year before.
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19141 August
Hejaz Railway placed under the Ministry of Pious Foundations as a waqf
On 1 August 1914, the General Directorate of the Hejaz Railway was placed under the Ministry of Pious Foundations (Evkaf) and the railway was recognised as a waqf institution. When World War I broke out, the line was transferred to the Ministry of War.
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201011 August
Mecca's giant clock starts ticking at the start of Ramadan
The giant clock atop the Abraj Al Bait tower beside Masjid al-Haram was switched on for a trial run one minute after midnight on 1 Ramadan 1431, 11 August 2010. Officials had planned an initial three-month test period.
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191615 August
Al-Qibla newspaper begins publication in Mecca
On 15 August 1916 Sharif Hussein began publishing the newspaper al-Qibla in Mecca. It became the official organ of the Hashemite Kingdom of the Hejaz, proclaimed later that year.