Pakistan Citizen Express Happiness Sanitizing Ka’aba For 40 Years

Ahmed Khan Qandal, who came from Pakistan in late 1983 at the age of 23 during the reign of King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, never thought that he would spend the next 40 years of his life in Saudi Arabia, specifically as a sanitation worker at Masjid Al Haram in Makkah.

Years flew by and today the 61-year-old is a supervisor for sanitation work at the Grand Mosque. His memory is made up of different Saudi events, the most important of which were the second and third Saudi expansions projects of Masjid Al Haram by King Fahd & King Abdullah, and the Ka’abah restoration project in 1996.

Ahmad Khan at work

“Whenever I meet someone new, they tell me how lucky I am
to be able to serve the Haram and pray there. I was always near the Holy Ka’bah and this is a great honor. I was blessed to be able to do this work for four decades.”

The Pakistani worker witnessed the restoration of the Kaaba during the reign of the late King Fahd and said it was one of the most important and beautiful stages of his life.

“Happiness, love, harmony, tolerance, mercy, and peace can be found in all corners of Masjid Al Haram,” he said. “Where Muslims coming from all over the world come to praise Allah.”

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