PM Modi Offers Condolences On Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh’s Death

“Deepest condolences on the sad demise of the Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaArabiaArabia, His Eminence Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al AlSheikh. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Kingdom and its people in this moment of grief,” Modi wrote on X.

Announcing his death on Tuesday, the Saudi Royal Court said, “The Royal Court announced today the passing of Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh.” It confirmed that funeral prayers would be held at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh after the Asr prayer.

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, also ordered funeral prayers in absentia at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, and in all mosques across the Kingdom, news agency ANI reported.