Saudi Arabia Gives the Nod for Hajj 1442/2021, But will South Africans be Allowed to Embark on the Journey of a Lifetime?
The South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) says it remains hopeful that South Africans will be allowed to perform Hajj in 2021/1442.
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Doors of Sacred Kaaba Once Again Opened For PM Imran
The doors of the sacred Kaaba were once again opened for the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan as he performed Umrah
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Saudi team documents Prophet Muhammad’s migration to Madinah
More than 1,400 years after Prophet Muhammad and his followers migrated from Makkah to Yathrib (Madinah), Saudi historians and environmentalists have retraced his route.
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200,000 Zamzam water bottles, 37,500 liters provided to worshipers on 27th Night of Ramadan
This distribution was effected under executive and service plans that were prepared by taking into consideration the highest health standards while offering the holy water inside the mosque.
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Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan performs Umrah at Grand Mosque in Makkah
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan performed the Umrah pilgrimage in Makkah on Sunday. Upon his arrival at the Grand Mosque, Khan was received by a number of officials of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques
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Talks underway on overseas pilgrims for Hajj 2021
Discussions are underway for visitors from overseas to perform the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this year for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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Hajj to be held this year with ‘special conditions’
Saudi Arabia has announced on Sunday the Hajj will be held this year following health and safety requirements due to the pandemic.
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Security men exert distinctive efforts in providing humanitarian services at the Grand Mosque
The Grand Mosque Special Security Force personnel are exerting distinctive efforts and setting magnificent examples of dealing kindly with the visitors to the Grand Mosque, including Umrah performers and worshipers.
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Hotels around Grand Mosque in Makkah to issue Umrah permits to guests in Ramadan
Hotels around the courtyards of the Grand Mosque in Makkah were allowed to give out Umrah permits to guests in Ramadan as a plan to revitalize the holy city’s struggling hospitality sector.
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Muslims perform last Friday prayer at Two Holy Mosques
Worshippers deemed resistant to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) attended the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah to perform the last Friday prayers of Ramadan.
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Somali PM arrives in Jeddah to perform Umrah
Prime Minister of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble arrived in Jeddah on Friday to perform Umrah rituals, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
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Hundreds of volunteers serve worshippers at Makkah’s Grand Mosque as Ramadan nears end
The culture of volunteer work is an important part of Muslim society throughout the year but especially during Ramadan. This is a time of deep faith during which positive behavior and selfless acts are encouraged.
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