Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar said that this Haj season will witness the last reduction in the number of pilgrims following completion of expansion work inside the Grand Mosque. “Starting from next Haj season, the number of pilgrims will increase to 5 million and then to 30 million in the coming[…]
Clean-up operations are on-going at the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, following Friday’s tragic accident in which a crane collapsed on a section of the iconic mosque, killing 107 pilgrims. While movement has been restricted, authorities in the Saudi Kingdom have vowed that the haj pilgrimage will go on as per[…]
People of Makkah, especially youths, turned out in large numbers on Friday night to donate blood for those injured in the Haram crane accident. They swarmed into hospitals where the injured pilgrims have been admitted. A large number of people used the social media to encourage people to come forward[…]
The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques has said that all expansion projects for this year’s Haj are on schedule. The projects are part of the vision of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and the country’s government to ensure that Makkah and Madinah are world class cities,[…]
The Islamic State group is extending its reach in Saudi Arabia, expanding the scope of its attacks and drawing in new recruits with its radical ideology. Its determination to bring down the U.S.-allied royal family has raised concerns it could threaten the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage later this month. So[…]
Ask anyone who’s gone to Hajj what lessons he or she learned, and you’ll receive a multitude of answers. My own Hajj taught me a number of lessons, but perhaps one of the things I most remember about it was how humbling an experience it was. I remember noticing almost[…]
The Health Ministry has issued several tips for Haj pilgrims including food preparation, nutrition, taking prescribed medication on time, and getting proper rest. The aim is to ensure that pilgrims perform their rituals safely and avoid being infected with various diseases including Ebola and MERS. The ministry’s nutrition department stated[…]
What are the blessings of Hajj? One may describe them in great detail. But, in the Qur’an, where Allah instructs Ibrahim to invite people to come to Hajj, it is said: {So that they may witness things that are of benefit to them}(Al-Hajj 22: 28). Hence, the real blessings of[…]
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not going to tolerate Hajj pilgrims who violate its laws during the visit. Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sanad, the chief of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, said that any pilgrim acting against the Sharia law of the country or[…]
There could well be a resolution in the delay of 12 outstanding hajj visas by the end of Friday, with operators working tirelessly to ensure hujaaj depart for the Saudi Kingdom as scheduled. A technical glitch in the integrated filing system between local operators and the Saudi Ministry of Hajj[…]
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