KARACHI: Twitterati across Pakistan and abroad stunned to see #Makkah as among the top trending topics for several hours.
Social media users astonished to see the reason behind the top trend, and even more shocked to see the reality.
It all started when some user posted a video purporting to show snowfall in Makkah, that too in Masjid-e-Haram. Social media users quickly forwarded the video to each other with prayers and blessing wishes.
First time Snowing in #Makkah pic.twitter.com/8grzWucrQg
— Nida Shariq (@sweeet_n_sourr) January 1, 2023
The video became so viral that it not only grabbed the attention of people of Pakistan but Muslims from almost all over the world.
Subhan Allah, what a wonderful sight it is when it snowed for the first time in Makkah ☺#Makkah #madina #islam #islamic @a_siab @FromHaramin pic.twitter.com/1ieN6SVdUe
— ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????? (@Faiz_Mangal1) January 1, 2023
However, Saudi authorities jumped into the celebrations and explained that the video was fake.
A video clip recently circulated on the social media purportedly showing snowfall in the Grand Mosque in #Makkah is fake, the the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said pic.twitter.com/CzfdH1j2fM
— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) January 1, 2023
The National Meteorological Centre (NMC) of Saudi Arabia has said the video clip recently circulated on social media, purportedly showing snowfall in the Grand Mosque, is fake, the Saudi Gazette reported.
