OPINION by Shafiq Morton THE other day I was vilified for urging caution on what I believe was a manufactured diplomatic crisis, even a false flag event, surrounding the alleged Houthi scud attack against Makkah on 27 October. I was called a rotten journalist, a ‘Saudi hater’, the ‘Voice of[…]
This is a transcript of a Jumuah khutbah delivered by Imam Dr. Rashied Omar at Claremont Main Road Masjid today, Friday 11th November 2016. A recent claim by Saudi Arabia that they intercepted a ballistic missile launched by Yemeni Houthi rebels, on the 27th October 2016, in the area of[…]
Tourism Minister, Derek Hanekom, says the publication of a coffee table book on Hajj by a South African, “captures the heart and soul” of the annual Muslim pilgrimage. Hanekom was speaking at the launch of the photo journal #AbramjeeOnHajj. Social activist, Yusuf Abramjee, who undertook his first Hajj this year,[…]
Hajj Doctor Salim Parker recounts his latest haj experiences. He has not been home for three years. For two consecutive years he was so close to where his heart and soul longs for. A mere four hour taxi ride and the warm serene welcome of Madinah would have embraced him[…]
OPINION by Yusuf Abramjee The annual pilgrimage by Muslims to Makkah in Saudi Arabia is the largest single religious gathering in the world. It drew to a close last week. Official figures by the General Authority for Statistics in the Kingdom show that 1,862,909 pilgrims took part in this year’s[…]
A new Kiswa was put on the Kaaba early on Sunday as pilgrims gathered in Arafat for the climax of the Haj. The Kiswa which is the black embroidered cloth is usually placed on the Kaaba on Arafat day. The Kiswa is made at a special factory with over 100[…]
As many as 1,323,520 pilgrims have arrived from various parts of the world to perform this year’s Hajj, which climaxes on Sunday with the Standing on Arafat. According to Director General of the Passports Department (Jawazat) Maj. Gen. Solaiman Al-Yahya, 1,245,203 pilgrims have arrived by air through King Abdulaziz International[…]
It’s all systems go for the start of this year’s mammoth haj pilgrimage, which gets underway on Saturday, the 8th Dhul-Hijja. More than 1 million pilgrims from all corners of the globe have descended upon the holy cities to take part in the ritual, which will be an intense spiritual[…]
The South African Haj Travel Operators Association (Sathoa) believes its decision not to opt for air conditioned camps in the non-special services camp at Arafat was in the best interest of hujjaj. Sathoa chairperson Sedick Steenkamp was commenting on the matter, amid concerns raised that the Saudi Kingdom’s punishing heat[…]
Millions of Muslims this week flock to Islam’s holiest city of Makkah to perform the annual hajj pilgrimage. Being the fifth pillar of Islam, hajj or the act of making a pilgrimage is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims. Muslims are required to perform hajj at least once in lifetime if they[…]
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