On this day in history
3 August
Monday Hijri 20 Safar 1448 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 3 August
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By the Hijri calendar 20 Safar 1448 AH
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Upcoming anniversaries
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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.
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185019 August
Ottoman builders reach Medina to rebuild the Prophet's Mosque
Following Sultan Abdülmecid's decision to rebuild the Prophet's Mosque, the architect Abdülhalim Efendi and his team reached Medina on 19 August 1850 and began work. The construction, started in 1851, was completed in 1861.