Makkah: Heavy rain swept throughout Makkah on Sunday, September 13, as worshippers gathered on the Grand Mosque for Maghrib prayer, with footage exhibiting folks persevering with their prayers regardless of the downpour. Hail was additionally reported in components of town.
Footage shared by a number of Saudi media retailers and official accounts confirmed worshippers praying and making supplications within the rain. Some raised their fingers in prayer, whereas others continued their non secular rituals across the Kaaba as water coated the marble courtyards.
Different scenes confirmed worshippers strolling via the rain-soaked courtyard, with the mosque’s lights reflecting on the moist floor because the downpour continued.
The scenes shortly drew consideration on-line, with movies exhibiting worshippers undeterred by the climate as they continued their prayers and non secular rituals at Islam’s holiest website. In Saudi Arabia, heavy rainfall is commonly described in native media as “rains of goodness”, reflecting the optimistic significance historically related to rain.
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The rainfall got here as darkish clouds coated the skies over Makkah, amid forecasts of additional thunderstorms throughout components of Saudi Arabia.
Thunderstorm warning stays in impact
The Nationwide Centre for Meteorology (NCM) had warned of continued thunderstorms in a number of areas of the Kingdom from Wednesday, September 9, via Monday, September 14.
The NCM forecast reasonable to heavy thunderstorms able to producing flash floods throughout components of Jazan, Asir and Al-Baha, in addition to the highlands of Makkah and Madinah.
The storms had been anticipated to be accompanied by hail and robust winds able to stirring up mud and sand. Fog was additionally forecast over components of the highlands in these areas, in addition to areas of Najran and the southern Japanese Province.
Makkah and Madinah had been among the many areas forecast to expertise thunderstorms, sturdy winds and blowing mud. Jeddah and Najran had been additionally anticipated to see thunderclouds, sturdy winds, blowing mud and fog.
Regardless of the rainfall, temperatures remained excessive throughout the Kingdom. Makkah was forecast to achieve 42 levels Celsius, whereas Madinah and Dammam had been anticipated to document the best temperatures at 44 levels Celsius.
