Snapchat honours Laylatul Qadr with live video feed of Makkah

How would you feel if you could be closer to Makkah on Laylatul Qadr this year?

On Monday, Snapchat gave its users just that, its first live story from the Holy city of Makkah, honouring the night of decree.

Log in, swipe left for the Stories page, scroll down to Live and you'll find Makkah listed in the locations. Press and hold to witness Muslims embracing the month of pilgrimage in Saudi this Holy month.



Muslims performing the rituals of Umrah





Pilgrims offer Nafil prayers while some do Tawaaf



Yup, snapchat got that right!



Area outside the Holy Mosque



The selfie-fever #take1



#take2




Pilgrims perform Say'ee at Safaa Marwah



Everyone gathering at the mosque, regardless of race and status, sitting together waiting to break their fast



Maqam-e-Ibrahim



It wasn't long before the story went viral and Muslims from all around the world took it to Twitter with the hashtag #Mecca_live, which is now trending on Twitter.

This is not it, non-Muslims were in awe of the Kaabah with some of them wanting to convert to Islam immediately.