08Dec2005 King Abdullah And Islamic Leaders Tour Kaaba

Makkah, 8 December, 2005

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Chairman of the Third Extraordinary Islamic Summit, today led the leaders of Islamic delegations to the Summit to circumambulate the House of God (Kaaba), and perform prayers.

A number of princes and senior officials also performed Tawaf (circumambulation) and prayers in Holy Haram.

The King and his guests also inspected the Kaaba from inside.

Then the leaders and heads of delegations left Makkah. They were seen off by the Monarch.

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