Attending my first haj
Reuters International This content was published on August 25, 2018 A Muslim pilgrim prays as she gather with others on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during […]
Muslim pilgrims scale Mount Arafat for peak of Hajj
j By AFP – Aug 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the Saudi holy city of […]
Hajj pilgrims laud China-built light rail service in Saudi Arabia
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 […]
Repentant Muslims gather on Mount Arafat for haj climax
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 […]
Saudi Arabia welcomes Qatari Hajj pilgrims
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 […]
Hajj 2018: Saudi Arabia begins to receive pilgrims
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 […]
Muslims at haj are worried about Trump’s policies towards them
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 […]
Saudi Arabia’s Hajj agencies ‘ready to serve over 2m pilgrims’
Arab News | Published — Wednesday 30 August 2017 MINA: Agencies involved in Hajj preparations are ready to serve more than 2 million pilgrims, a senior Saudi official said. Pilgrims have arrived in preparation for the “Day of Tarwiyah,” which falls today, said Interior Ministry Spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki. […]
Saudi says it’s prepared to handle any stampede or disease at haj
Reuters International AUGUST 28, 2017 A Muslim pilgrim prays in the Hera cave, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (reuters_tickers) By Mahmoud Mourad MECCA (Reuters) – Saudi health officials […]
A step-by-step guide to Hajj
A look at the rituals Muslims perform during the annual pilgrimage. Al Jazeera Staff The Muslims pilgrimage is made up of a series of steps that take place in several locations around Mecca [Ahmed Masood/Reuters] Millions of Muslims from around the world gather annually in Mecca in anticipation ofHajj – the Muslim […]
Pilgrimage (Hajj) and the Kaaba (the House of God)
The Quran enjoins all Muslims to perform the Pilgrimage to Mecca once in their lifetime if they can afford it and if the journey is safe. The centre of pilgrimage is Kaaba which according to the Quran, is the first house built for the worship of God. The object of […]
Hajj (Pilgrimage)
The fifth act of Islamic worship is the performing of the Hajj or the pilgrimage to Mecca. A Muslim must perform this pilgrimage at least once in his lifetime if […]
Iran sends delegation to Saudi for talks on rejoining haj
Reuters International FEB 22, 2017 An aerial view of the Grand Mosque is seen on the second day of Eid al-Adha, during the annual haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca September 25, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (reuters_tickers) DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has sent a delegation to Saudi Arabia […]
The accepted Haj has signs
| Published — Friday 23 September 2016 ALLAH the Almighty decreed acts of worship and obedience for great wisdom and sublime objectives. No wonder, as they strengthen the faith, purify the soul, correct the attitude and refine the morals. If acts of worship did not achieve these objectives, then the […]
‘Massive efforts were made to ensure disease-free Haj’
SHARIF M. TAHA | Published — Thursday 15 September 2016 CULMINATION OF EFFORTS: Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah talks at a press conference in Mina. (AN photo) RIYADH: Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah announced on Wednesday that the current Haj season was free from epidemic diseases and that pilgrims […]
Simon Collis becomes first UK ambassador to perform Haj
Ambassador has served in several Arab countries Published: 16:14 September 13, 2016 Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief Manama: Simon Collis has become the first British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia to perform […]
Security chief says Haj rituals proceeding according to plan
SHARIF M. TAHA | Published — Wednesday 14 September 2016 A Saudi security helcopter flies over Mina. (Reuters) RIYADH: A top official said all security and military units participating in the management of Haj were serving in accordance with security and preventive plans set up before the pilgrimage started. […]
Hajj pilgrims’ expenditure to reach $6.9B this season
Published September 11th, 2016 Demand surges for internet or network services that help pilgrims maintain contact with their relatives during their stay abroad. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli) Saad al-Qurashi The two economic sectors greatly affected by the annual Hajj pilgrimage season, directly proportional to the economic term of Hajj tourism, are sectors […]
1.8m Muslims perform hajj
Source: The Daily Star The hajj reached its high point yesterday when Muslims from across the world converged on a stoney hill in Saudi Arabia, a year after the worst […]
Younger generation more focused on religion
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE | Published — Sunday 11 September 2016 ZEAL: Pilgrims leave the Grand Mosque in Makkah after Isha prayers on Friday. (Reuters) MAKKAH: The Haj is no longer an old person’s ritual as a new generation of youthful Muslim pilgrims has transformed both the annual rites and Makkah […]