2 minutes ago! The Kaaba is closing! A storm in Mecca! The whole world is in mourning!

The tempest, which bore both the ferocity of nature and an air of divine spectacle, descended upon the holy city with an intensity rarely seen in this desert landscape. The wind howled through the narrow streets, carrying with it the scent of the distant sea, as raindrops danced upon the sacred grounds surrounding the Kaaba.