{
  "id": 867515,
  "title": "Planning Umrah? These are the quietest hours at the Grand Mosque",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/planning-umrah-these-are-the-quietest-hours-at-the-grand-mosque",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T09:48:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/planning-umrah-these-are-the-quietest-hours-at-the-grand-mosque-1.500640870"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: Saudi authorities have urged Umrah pilgrims to plan their visits to the Grand Mosque around periods of lower crowd density, saying careful timing can help worshippers move more smoothly through the Mataf and Masaa and perform their rituals with greater ease. The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque said crowd levels are typically low…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}