MAKKAH, Dec 8: In a unique show of unity and solidarity leaders from the Muslim world on Thursday performed Tawaf together and entered the House of Allah to pray for further strengthening of the Ummah so that it meets the challenges facing it. The leaders, gathered here for the third extraordinary summit, went to the Holy Ka’aba to pray and bow before the Almighty and seek His blessings.

President Pervez Musharraf, members of his entourage and other Muslim leaders, made seven rounds of the holy Ka’aba.

The leaders led by King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz arrived at the Holy Ka’aba after formally adopting the Makkah Declaration, the Joint Communique and the Ten-Year Action Plan.—APP