Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet of Ministers Monday reaffirmed its committed to ensuring Muslims from around the world can perform the pilgrimage. The Saudi Press Agency reported that the kingdom ‘welcomes and is honored in serving pilgrims, Umrah performers and visitors of all nationalities and it does not prevent any Muslim from[…]
‘Allah has blessed you with two masha-Allah grandchildren,’ he was told. Some said that the babies were going to consume all his energies, they were going to fill up any free second that he may have, and that they were going to open new avenues leading to paths to excitedly[…]
Despite hajj drawing closer, the South African Hajj and Umrah Council’s (Sahuc) hajj accreditation list, which was recently released, failed to attract the required notice of acceptance of applicants. Sahuc president Shaheen Essop said that applicants had until the 6 May 2016 to accept their accreditation, which was released on[…]
As potential hujjaaj begin to prepare for pilgrimage, the all important aspect of accreditation is scheduled to begin in the coming weeks. In order to facilitate the process, the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) hosted its annual awareness roadshow at the Athlone Civic centre on Saturday. SAHUC president,[…]
So far about 3.7 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia since the Umrah season started late October 2015 until April 2, 2016. According to the statistics, 2.6 million pilgrims have arrived via King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, about 740,000 through Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah and[…]
A three-day workshop began here on Tuesday to review the emergency Haj plans taking into account the new developments and changes in the Haj environment and the ongoing development projects in Makkah, Madinah and the Holy Sites. Opening the workshop, Director General of Civil Defense Maj. Sulaiman Al-Amro said the[…]
Hajj seasons will come in hot weather for the next 10 years and many pilgrims may be subjected to sun strokes, warned a study carried by Makkah daily on Monday. The study, conducted by the Institute of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for Hajj and Umrah Research, said[…]
A number of expatriates who violated the Haj rules and regulations last year were deported, the passports department has announced. “The expatriates, who performed Haj without permit, came to the Jawazat to renew their iqamas (residence permits) but were caught and handed over to the department of expatriates for deportation,”[…]
According to media reports in Saudi Arabia, Hajj operators may soon be required to take on the additional task of shipping the luggage of hujaaj to and from the Saudi Kingdom. Addressing the reports, chairperson of the South African Travellers and Hajj Operators Association (Sathoa), Sedick Steenkamp, said such an[…]
There will be no increase in South Africa’s hajj quota for 2016 after the Saudi Ministry of Hajj announced that quota cuts are to continue until construction work in the Kingdom has been completed. There were initial suggestions that the country could have 20% of its original quota restored for[…]
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