The former grand imam of Mecca tweeted a prayer in protection against the deadly coronavirus, as Saudi Arabia denied the disease spreading into the kingdom. "Coronavirus: a prayer from the Prophet Mohammed peace be upon him," Adil al-Kalbani tweeted, citing a prayer for protection that was said by Islam's final messenger. "Oh Allah, I seek refuge from leprosy, madness, bodily swellings and evil disease," he added. While prayers in Islam ...
![It is common practice for the flogging sentence to be carried out publicly. [blogspot]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Saudi/flogging.jpg?itok=lHtuKCIV "It is common practice for the flogging sentence to be carried out publicly. [blogspot]")
![Palestinians wait at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on September 18, 2013 for a brief opening for special cases after the Egyptian authorities closed the crossing 'indefinitely' the day before for security reasons. [Mohammad Abed/AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/180934525.jpg?itok=GgbrICYN "Palestinians wait at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on September 18, 2013 for a brief opening for special cases after the Egyptian authorities closed the crossing 'indefinitely' the day before for security reasons. [Mohammad Abed/AFP]")
