Previous On the 10th day of Dul Hijjah, Hajj pilgrims head to Mina from Muzdalifah after spending the entire previous day, the Day of Arafat, at Mount Arafat. While at Muzdalifah the pilgrims each collected a number of small stones called Jamarat. These stones are to be used once theyContinue Reading
More than 2 million Muslims are expected to take part in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah — a spiritual journey that forms an integral part of the Islamic faith. The visit, however, can be extremely demanding on the body and mind. As pilgrims descend on Saudi Arabia for theContinue Reading
King Salman has provided sponsorship for animal sacrifice, known as Hady, for 4,951 pilgrims from 92 countries who have come to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj as part of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Guests Program for Hajj and Umrah, administered by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, DawaContinue Reading
The day of Eid-ul-Adha falls on the tenth day in the final (twelfth) month of the Islamic Lunar Calendar; Dhu-al-Hijjah. The day that celebrations fall on is dependent on a legitimate sighting of the moon, following the completion of the annual Holy Pilgrimage of Hajj – which is an obligation for allContinue Reading
Eid Al-Adha is the tenth day of Dhul-Hijjah, the last month of the Hijri or Islamic calendar. It is, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “The greatest day in the sight of Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, the Day of Sacrifice . . .” (Abu Dawud) It isContinue Reading
Six of the 95,000 Nigerian pilgrims for this year’s hajj exercise have died of cardiac arrest in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The head of the Nigerian medical team for the pilgrimage, Dr Usman Galadima, disclosed this in Makkah on Saturday night during a pre-Arafat meeting with stakeholders. He saidContinue Reading
For a practicing Muslim, nothing seems more spiritually fulfilling in this month than traversing the streets of Madina, following the footsteps of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, reliving the story of Prophet Ibrahim, and holding on to the cloth of the Kaba and weeping forContinue Reading
Sermon is to be translated into French, English, Persian, Urdu, Hausa, Russian, Turkish, Punjabi, Chinese, Malay, Swahili, Spanish, Portuguese, Amharic and other languages The Languages and Translation Agency of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques is to translate the Arafat sermon into 20 languages. ItContinue Reading
The General Presidency for the affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, through the mobility services department, has supplied 9,000 electric and regular wheelchairs to enhance transportation services integration during this Hajj season. The service is provided as part of comprehensive field plans that prioritize the quality ofContinue Reading
Saudi Arabian General Commission for Audiovisual Media (GCAM) has cautioned Nigerian journalists currently covering the ongoing 2023 Hajj against political and sectarian reportage. GCAM is responsible for the development, regulation and supervision of audio-visual media transmission and content in accordance with the kingdom’s media policy. The GCAM Director in-charge of JeddahContinue Reading