{
  "id": 7561393,
  "title": "General : Haze: Pahang Sultan Orders Mosques To Perform Hajat, Istisqa' Prayers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/general-haze-pahang-sultan-orders-mosques-to-perform-hajat-istisqa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T11:56:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2607817"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUANTAN, Sept 15 (Bernama) -- The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, has ordered mosques across the state to perform solat sunat hajat (prayers of need) and Istisqa' (prayers for rain) amid the haze and rising Air Pollutant Index (API) readings in several areas.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Pahang Sultan decrees mosques hold special prayers for rain amid worsening haze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/pahang-sultan-decrees-mosques-hold-special-prayers-for-rain-amid",
        "published": "2026-09-15T12:57:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}