Makkah: The Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has charted an intensive plan to receive visitors to the Prophet's Mosque during Ramadan, which starts next week, Shaikh Saleh Bin Abdul Rahman Al Hussain, chief of the presidency in Makkah, has said.
Speaking to reporters, Al Hussain said 1,970 workmen, including engineers, technicians and workers have been working at the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah to keep it clean and provide services for visitors.
A power station, fitted with large transformers, approximately seven kilometres away from the mosque, keeps the entire building cool by pumping cold, fresh air through a network connected to the structure's colonnades.
The Prophet's Mosque has six two-way elevators to provide worshippers access from the first floor.
Two sections have been set aside for women, on the eastern and western sides of the mosque. These sections can accommodate more than 50,000 women and have been fitted with separate toilets. The toilet facilities are kept clean round the clock.
The Prophet's Mosque has 85 fully guarded gates, manned by 400 employees who work in shifts.
Additionally, 50 female guards have been deployed at the entrance of the women's sections.
These guards have been instructed not to allow food inside the mosque, except for coffee and tea.
Al Hussain added that the management has appointed religious scholars to instruct visitors on performing prayers and other rituals in the right manner, according to the Sunnah of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
