Pilgrimage season sees success of “Green Haj”
The teams have begun to implement plans to turn “green”, cutting back on waste and encouraging pilgrims to do their part. Workers in bright green vests made their way across the streets and alleys, picking up soda cans and plastic water bottles as pilgrims pack their belongings to return home.
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Fawad Khan performs Haj, speaks at Ministry of Media event
Pakistani actor, model and singer Fawad Khan has performed Haj with his family. Fawad also represented Pakistan at the closing ceremony of Haj, hosted by the Ministry of Media.
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Pilgrims leave Makkah for Madinah to visit Prophet’s Mosque
On completing their five-day scared Haj journey, thousands of pilgrims early Saturday left for Madinah to pay homage to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and pray at his mosque.
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Clean sweep: Malaysian pilgrims show faith with fight against litter
JEDDAH: Malaysian pilgrims’ good behavior was praised by authorities from Malaysia and Saudi Arabia for contributing to the success of the cleanliness campaign in this year’s Hajj season. Syed Saleh Syed Abdul Rahman, head of Malaysian Hajj Delegation Mission 1439H told during the launch of the cleanliness campaign in Mina that Malaysian pilgrims exhibited exemplary attitudes
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WHO praises Health Ministry’s ‘exceptional’ work during Hajj
JEDDAH: The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) praised the services provided by the Health Ministry to Hajj pilgrims, and the efforts exerted to care for them and maintain their health. In a tweet on his official Twitter account, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated the ministry on the successful Hajj season, describing its work as “exceptional.”
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Technological solutions help Hajj experience
MINA: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah’s information technology department is providing technical solutions to help pilgrims during their stay in Makkah. Eng. Hisham Hammami, the chief information officer (CIO) for the ministry, told Arab News that this year all internal data center and communications infrastructure serving pilgrims from within the Kingdom were upgraded. He said
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Pilgrims urged to hold fast to spiritual takeaway of Haj
He emphasized that sincerity in words and deeds is the real essence of one’s faith and that the pilgrims should embrace the spirit of unity and solidarity with fellow Muslims that they had experienced during Haj in the rest of their life. “Haj is a sermon for those who remember and obeying God, and it is a source of piety. Any worship, which does not make the faithful closer to God and not keeping them away from sins, is an adulterated and worthless one,” he cautioned the pilgrims.
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Haj is over with pilgrims getting ready to depart
The Haj of 2018 has been a resounding success. The pilgrimage is practically over now with pilgrims leaving Mina to Makkah on Friday to pray Jumaa in the Grand Mosque, do tawaf Al-Wadaa (farewell circumambulation) around the Kaaba and get ready either to depart for their respective homes or go to Madinah to pay homage to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and pray at his mosque.
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Foreign pilgrims to start leaving from today
“The crowd control mechanism at Jamarat was excellent and the pilgrims could perform the stoning ritual comfortably despite extreme temperatures. The Indian Haj mission received small number of complaints this time and that were mainly related to distribution of precooked meals by some muallims in their Mina tents, and the mission intervened quickly to sort out the issue,” he said.
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Nurseries and kindergartens educate 111 children of pilgrims
A total of 111 children, consisting of 60 males and 51 females, were provided with education and entertainment while their parents were busy completing their Haj rites.
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Arab pilgrim commits suicide at Grand Mosque in Makkah
JEDDAH: An Arab national committed suicide by throwing himself off the roof of the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Friday morning, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. “Two other pilgrims who were wounded in the incident are in a stable condition in hospital,” said Ahmad bin Muhammad Al-Mansouri, spokesman for the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques. Security authorities are
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ThePlace: Mina, the valley of the Pilgrims
Mina is located 6 kilometers to the east of Makkah, covering a 16.8 kilometer area starting from Makkah’s city center to Muzdalifa. It is known as the Tent City, as it can accommodate more than 3 million people in more than 100,000 air-conditioned tents. It remains uninhabited for the duration of the year, except during Hajj season.
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