Pakistan Mateen Haider August 22, 2018 Rawalpindi, 22 August 2018: Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa who is in Saudi Arabia to perform hajj, met Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammad Bin […]
MAKKAH: More than two million Muslims took part in the symbolic stoning of the devil Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, the last major ritual of the Hajj pilgrimage that heralds the […]
Source: Arab News 1 / 16 Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the Saudi holy city of Makkah, as the […]
Reuters International This content was published on August 20, 2018 Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city […]
Reuters International This content was published on August 18, 2018 Muslim pilgrims pray at the Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran through […]
Madinah introduces multilingual double-decker bus tour for Hajj pilgrims All double-decker buses are equipped to transport people of all ages. (SPA) Arab News August 16, 2018 The bus tour […]
Hajj: How the true face of Islam in unity is reflected in this once-in-a-lifetime journey 1 / 3 Young Asian Muslim man in ihram clothes with prayer beads. (Shutterstock) 2 […]
Members of the Sports Academy, Kyrgyzstan, reach Makkah under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Guests Program. (AN photo) Tareq Al-Thaqafi August 16, 2018 Guests laud King Salman’s efforts […]
Hotline established to respond to Hajj-related queries General view from a plane window shows muslims as they make their way to cast stones at a pillar that symbolises […]
Hajj and Umrah Minister Mohammed Saleh bin Taher Banten presides over a meeting to discuss the operational plan of the National Tawafa Establishment for Pilgrims of the Non-Arab African Countries […]
Arab News July 15, 2018 The arrival and departure of Qatari pilgrims will take place via King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah The ministry affirmed the Saudi government welcomes […]
Saudi officials receive the first batch of Hajj pilgrims on Saturday in Jeddah. SPA Arab News July 15, 2018 About 107,000 Pakistanis will perform Hajj under the government Hajj scheme […]
Source: Huffington Post By Qasim Rasheed It is no secret I’ve been critical of Muslim leadership for their deafening apathy and silence over the 125-year worldwide persecution of Ahmadi Muslims. […]
1 / 2 Saudi Arabian ministers have reviewed the preparations that are being made at the Hajj and Umrah hall at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport to receive pilgrims. (SPA) […]
Source: Arab News By Tariq Al Thaqafi MAKKAH: “Awe at first sight” was the fitting title of a special event at Makkah Cultural Club in celebration of the Kaaba and […]
Mohammed Saleh bin Taher Benten. (SPA) Arab News May 02, 2018 JEDDAH: The Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Mohammed Saleh bin Taher Benten, affirmed that work continues in accordance with the […]
The hajj as interpreted by Sunni Muslims is made to the physical Ka‘bah in Makkah, which is revered as the House of God. However, there are three major Qur’ānic […]
DAWN.COM December 31, 2017 Modi speaks of ‘freeing Muslim women from injustices’ Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his government has removed the restriction on Muslim women from performing Haj alone, following which hundreds of women have applied to travel alone for the pilgrimage, Times of India reported. Modi, […]
AISHA FARID & NADA HAMEED | Arab News Staff | Published — Monday 4 September 2017 JEDDAH: As Hajj winds down, congratulations poured in regarding the Saudi Arabian […]
Reuters International PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2017 Muslim pilgrims leave after casting stones at a pillar that symbolises Satan during the annual haj pilgrimage in Mena, Saudi Arabia September 2, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (reuters_tickers) By Mahmoud Mourad and Stephen Kalin MECCA/RIYADH (Reuters) – Even at Islam’s holiest sites and […]