The funeral prayers for the Saudi Crown Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz will be held at the Haram Mosque in Makkah following the Maghreb prayer today. The body will then be buried at the graveyard in the holy city. Muslim leaders from across the world started arriving in Jeddah on their way to Makkah to attend the funeral. Hundreds of thousands of people, including citizens and foreigners as well as Umrah pilgrims from all over the world will attend the Janaza prayers. Prince Naif died on Saturday inGeneva,Switzerland. His body was flown to Jeddah today.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz arrived in Makkah yesterday evening. Many Saudi leaders, including Defense Minister Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz, and other royal family members, ministers, high ranking civilian and security officials also arrived in Makkah.