The figure included 8 million male and female Muslims who prayed in Al-Rawdha Al-Sharifa, an area of the Mosque where the tomb of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) is located, said the official, according to the Saudi news agency SPA.

Al-Sudais added that the agency in charge of the Mosque has mobilised all its resources and services to ensure that worshippers undertake religious rites easily and comfortably.