Riyad as-Salihin (The Meadows of the Righteous) by Imam Nawawi 227. Chapter: On the excellence of fasting the Day of ‘Arafa, ‘Ashura’ and the ninth of Muharram 1250. Abu Qatada said “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked about fasting the Day of […]
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says gunmen have abducted six of its workers and one Red Crescent volunteer in north-west Syria. The aid agency has had no contact with the gunmen, an ICRC spokesman says. Earlier, Syrian state media said gunmen opened fire on Red Cross staff […]
The people of Makkah have a history of their association with the Haj pilgrimage. This history dates back to the pre-Islamic era, when Qusay bin Kalb provided pilgrims with food […]
MINA: Arab News At exactly 12 midnight tonight, the Haj train will embark on its first trip for the season. Dispatch of “A” traffic will start on schedule, where the […]
MINA: SIRAJ WAHAB Published — Sunday 13 October 2013 Hundreds of thousands of Haj pilgrims began streaming into tent city at Mina by foot, on buses and in four-wheel drives […]
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – ……………Hajj this year will be brought to you by none other than G4S. This is not the first time that the Saudi government has hired […]
Medina (ANTARA News) – Some 114,508 or about 74.33 percent of the Indonesian hajj quota of 154,053 pilgrims for this year`s pilgrimage season have arrived in the Holy Land, according […]
Gaza’s children learn Hajj pilgrimage- The children who live under the Israeli blockade in Gaza are learning how to perform the Hajj pilgrimage in a primary school. Wearing ihram, the […]
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Source: muslimvillage.com Abu Uthman al-Sabani al-Shafii (d 449) in his book Kitab ul Maitain narrates Prophet Muhammad as saying, “towards the end of the time, four main groups of people will […]
Source: muslimvillage.com MAKKAH – Walking thousands of miles through six countries on foot, a 47-year-old Bosnian Muslim has finally reached the holy city of Makkah to fulfil his life-time dream of performing […]
Edited by Nader Hashemi and Danny Postel Overview The United States is on the brink of intervention in Syria, but the effect of any eventual American action is impossible to […]
The most senior and influential Sunni Muslim leader in Saudi Arabia has said wealthy pilgrims should help the poor instead of performing Hajj twice. Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, who has been the religious leader of Saudi Arabia for almost 15 years, said spending money on helping the poor […]
The most senior and influential Sunni Muslim leader in Saudi Arabia has said wealthy pilgrims should help the poor instead of performing Hajj twice. Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, who has been the religious leader of Saudi Arabia for almost 15 years, said spending money on helping the poor […]
Source: worldbulletin.net Muslims going to the holy city of Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, to fulfill their hajj pilgrimage duties are being greeted with a very nice surprise. A museum dedicated […]
JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED Indonesia has begun transporting illegals on empty, Haj-chartered flights returning to Indonesia. The Indonesian government has formally decided to use empty returning Haj flights to transport for free passengers who obtained exit clearance from local authorities under the legalization scheme, which ends on Nov. 3. A Garuda […]
Among its ruins, Robert Fisk joins an archaeological dig that could transform our understanding of Lebanon’s bloody past ROBERT FISK WEDNESDAY 09 OCTOBER 2013 Across the ruins of ancient Sidon, […]
Among its ruins, Robert Fisk joins an archaeological dig that could transform our understanding of Lebanon’s bloody past ROBERT FISK WEDNESDAY 09 OCTOBER 2013 Across the ruins of ancient Sidon, […]
By Dieter Bednarz and Klaus Brinkbäumer As the civil war rages around them, Syrians in the capital of Damascus continue to support President Bashar Assad despite their fears. They simply […]