First encounters with the Kaaba
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 […]
Saudi Arabia’s Haramain train project expected to serve 30 million pilgrims
Source: Arab News JEDDAH: The high-speed Haramain train’s importance to Saudi Arabia has been highlighted with an announcement by King Salman that he will rely on the super-fast service for […]
The joy of breaking fast at the Holy Mosques
June 9, 2017 Saudi Gazette report RAMADAN is a month of immense blessings and the community iftars at mosques and other public places is one of these blessings. For […]
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 […]
Hajis arrive from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, S. Africa
MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN & FOUZIA KHAN | Published — Thursday 4 August 2016 RIYADH/JEDDAH: The first batch of Hajis from Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa and India arrived at Jeddah and […]
Sick pilgrims coming with wish to die in KSA criticized
JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED Published — Saturday 20 September 2014 Saudi Arabia has expressed concern over the increasing number of pilgrims arriving with chronic or serious health problems. Such pilgrims are […]
Haj 2013: Fewer pilgrims likely
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Tuesday 11 June 2013 The Haj Ministry is currently planning to considerably reduce the number of foreign and domestic Haj pilgrims this season, a reliable source has […]
Procedures for foreign pilgrims to be digitized
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered an e-channel project for foreign Haj pilgrims. “As part of the project, Haj visa issuing procedures, including finger printing, should be completed at the country of departure before pilgrims leave for the Kingdom. All procedures that a […]
Pilgrims keen to visit historical sites in Madinah
By MADINAH: YOUSUF MUHAMMAD ARAB NEWS STAFF Pilgrims who come to Madinah to pray at Prophet’s Mosque also make it a point to visit old mosques and historic sites in […]
Pilgrimage to Rumi: May It Be Love
Omid Safi, Huffington Post A few days ago I stood with a few thousand people, huddled inside Rumi’s shrine, celebrating the 738th anniversary of his passing on to the Beyond. […]