Saudi Arabia Inaugurates Museum on Islamic Civilization Dedicated to Prophet's Life

The International Exhibition and Museum of the Prophet’s Biography and Islamic Civilization in Madinah narrates the history of the Prophet Mohammed’s life. (SPA)
The International Exhibition and Museum of the Prophet’s Biography and Islamic Civilization in Madinah narrates the history of the Prophet Mohammed’s life. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia Inaugurates Museum on Islamic Civilization Dedicated to Prophet's Life

The International Exhibition and Museum of the Prophet’s Biography and Islamic Civilization in Madinah narrates the history of the Prophet Mohammed’s life. (SPA)
The International Exhibition and Museum of the Prophet’s Biography and Islamic Civilization in Madinah narrates the history of the Prophet Mohammed’s life. (SPA)

The International Exhibition and Museum of the Prophet’s Biography and Islamic Civilization in Madinah narrates the history of the Prophet Mohammed’s life through 25 pavilions that use various modern technologies and more than 500 artifacts that date back to his era.

The museum will allow visitors to enter the Prophet’s Mosque to experience an enriched religious visit through an exhibition that adopts modern curatorial methods that narrate an important period in the city’s history, as well as Makkah’s and the beginnings of the Prophet’s era more than 1,400 years ago.

The museum is operated by the Muslim World League and aims to present the message of an Islam of justice, peace, mercy, tolerance and moderation while relying on 350 pedagogical methods. It is a message founded in the Holy Quran, the Prophet’s biography and Islamic history.

Governor of Madinah Prince Faisal bin Salman inaugurated the museum, which is located next to the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah.

He said that the exhibition is the first in a series of Islamic museums that will be set up by the Muslim World League in various global capitals.

The exhibition consists of 25 pavilions that include a number of artifacts from the Prophet’s life in Makkah and Madinah. It also uses modern technologies to introduce all the prophets in addition to presenting the efforts of the Saudi government in serving the Quran and Sunnah.

The museum also includes a movie theater, the first of its kind, dedicated to recounting the life of the Prophet through a series of documentaries.



Nepal Plans to Restrict Everest Permits to Experienced Climbers

FILE PHOTO: A mountaineer holds on to the rope during an ice climbing session at Everest base camp, Nepal April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Purnima Shrestha
FILE PHOTO: A mountaineer holds on to the rope during an ice climbing session at Everest base camp, Nepal April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Purnima Shrestha
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Nepal Plans to Restrict Everest Permits to Experienced Climbers

FILE PHOTO: A mountaineer holds on to the rope during an ice climbing session at Everest base camp, Nepal April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Purnima Shrestha
FILE PHOTO: A mountaineer holds on to the rope during an ice climbing session at Everest base camp, Nepal April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Purnima Shrestha

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation's 7,000-meter (22,965 ft) peaks, according to the draft of a new law aimed at reducing overcrowding and improving safety.
Nepal, which is heavily reliant on climbing, trekking and tourism for foreign exchange, has faced criticism for permitting too many climbers, including inexperienced ones, to try to ascend the 8,849-meter (29,032 ft) peak, Reuters reported.
This often results in long queues of climbers in the 'death Zone', an area below the summit with insufficient natural oxygen for survival.
Overcrowding has been blamed for the high number of deaths on the mountain. At least 12 climbers died, and another five went missing on Everest's slopes in 2023 when Nepal issued 478 permits. Eight climbers died last year.
Under the proposed law, an Everest permit would be issued only after a climber provides evidence of having climbed at least one 7,000-meter mountain in Nepal.
The sardar, or the head of local staff, and the mountain guide accompanying climbers must also be Nepali citizens.
The draft law has been registered at the National Assembly, the upper house of parliament, where the ruling alliance holds a majority required to pass the bill.
International expedition operators have urged Nepal to allow any 7,000-meter peak, not just those in the Himalayan nation, for the Everest permit.
"That wouldn't make any sense. And I would also add mountains that are close to 7,000 meters to that list and that are widely used as preparation, like Ama Dablam, Aconcagua, Denali and others," said Lukas Furtenbach of Austria-based expedition organizer, Furtenbach Adventures.
Furtenbach, currently leading an expedition on Everest, said mountain guides from other countries must also be allowed to work on Everest, as there are not enough qualified Nepali mountain guides.
"It is important that mountain guides have a qualification like IFMGA (International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations), no matter what nationality they are. We do also welcome Nepali IFMGA guides to work in the Alps in Europe," he told Reuters.
Garrett Madison of the US-based Madison Mountaineering also said a 6,500-meter peak anywhere in the world would be a better idea.
"It's too difficult to find a reasonable 7,000-meter plus peak in Nepal," Madison said.