This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at http://ift.tt/jcXqJW.
Thursday 21 Jan 2016 - 14:07 Makkah mean time-11-4-1437
Madinah, (IINA) - Following appeals by members of the Saudi Shoura Council for easier access for women to the grave of the Prophet (peace be upon him) in Madinah, a study has been completed by a team of engineers and architects on how to expand the area, Arab News reported.
Several women Shoura members said that there was not enough time and space allocated for women compared to the almost open access for men, according to a report in a local publication.
Wafa Tebah, a Shoura member, said: “One cannot deny that efforts have been made to regulate access for women to the Rawdah Al-Jannah, but we need to deal with the problem in a new way. It is very obvious the current organization is not sufficient nor effective”.
Fatima Al-Qur’ani, another Shoura member, said that despite several efforts to allow women to pray in the area in peace, the space and time allocated were not enough.
Abdulhaq Al-Oqbi, head of engineering at the Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Endowment project, said that a team of experts has visited the Prophet’s Mosque to see what could be done.
“There are plans to create more space around the Rawdah Al-Jannah to allow women to visit the place all year ... taking into consideration of their safety and security as a priority”, he said.
AG/IINA
|
No comments:
Post a Comment