on Wednesday night to mark Laylat al-Qadr, the night when Islam`s holy book the Koran was revealed to the Prophet Mohammad in the year 610. Saudi Arabia has increased security, put hospitals on alert and deployed extra workers to assist the worshippers who travel from all over the world to spend time at the cradle of Islam during Ramadan. Moslems around the world observe a month of fasting from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, which began on December 19 this time. Many Moslems perform umra or a minor pilgrimage to Mecca during the month. Since the start of Ramadan, Saudi television has been showing a growing number of worshippers praying at the Grand Mosque and circling the cube-shaped Kaaba, which Moslems face when praying. Ramadan this year ends in the third week of January when the world`s one billion Moslems celebrate Eid al-Fitr.