By Aneeqa du Plessis Confusion is rife among aspiring Hujaaj [pilgrims] after they’ve been requested to cough up an extra R1 300 or 250 ر.س as part of their fees before embarking on the auspicious journey of Hajj 1444 AH. But, according to the Western Cape Chairperson at the South[…]
By Kouthar Sambo Western pilgrims planning to perform the Hajj in the coming month says they are still awaiting information on packages and costs after Saudi Arabia changed its booking procedure for the second year. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced plans earlier this year to allow Muslims from[…]
Minister to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Dr Naledi Pandor, hosted the opening meeting of the Ministerial Committee on the Efficient Management of the annual Hajj and Umrah Pilgrimages in the Mother City yesterday. The mandate and role of the Ministerial Committee is to provide strategic[…]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis The time is beckoning for aspiring hujaaj [pilgrims] to either accept or defer their accreditation for Hajj 2023/1444 AH. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast show on Wednesday morning, The South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) President Shaheen Essop encouraged pilgrims to be swift in their decision[…]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis The South African Hajj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) has unveiled their dynamic registration portal for 2023. The portal is available on the website https://sahuc.org.za/ President at SAHUC, Shaheen Essop spoke on VOC’s Breakfast show on Wednesday morning and explained that prospective pilgrims can have look at[…]
INTERNATIONAL For every Lebanese Muslim who wished to perform Hajj this year, the 97th verse of the Quran’s third chapter has meant a great deal: “Pilgrimage to this house is an obligation by God upon whoever is able among the people.” Since Lebanon was engulfed in a terrifying economic crisis in 2019, tens of thousands of[…]
INTERNATIONAL Millions of Muslims from around the world are gathering in Mecca to perform the first Hajj after Covid-19 restrictions were lifted. During the pandemic, pilgrims were limited to those already living in Saudi Arabia and the rituals had to be performed with social distancing measures in place. Hajj is[…]
INTERNATIONAL Western pilgrims, using the Saudi-backed Motawif portal, say their hotel in Mecca has “run out of rooms”, with some people given keys to rooms already occupied by other guests, just days before the Hajj pilgrimage is due to begin. One British pilgrim, staying at the city’s Fairmont Hotel, who[…]
INTERNATIONAL Prospective pilgrims are having Hajj packages worth tens of thousands of dollars downgraded, but are not being offered partial refunds to make up the difference, with just days to go until the start of the pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. In early June, the Saudi government made a surprise decision to sideline traditional[…]
INTERNATIONAL Saudi Arabia has confirmed that its proposed Hajj packages for western pilgrims will not be protected by the Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing (Atol) scheme for British pilgrims hoping to perform the pilgrimage this year. The Haramain Twitter account, which tweets on behalf of Saudi Arabia’s holy sites in Mecca and Medina, confirmed the situation[…]
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