No hurdle too high for haj: part 2
The following is part two of last month’s article. More stories can be found at…
Browsing: Mina
Pilgrims throng Makkah
The Grand Mosque in Makkah is overflowing with pilgrims who have come to the Kingdom…
Death in a State of Ihram
By Dr Salim Parker Hajj is Arafat. Arafat is the closest that we mere mortals…
If Only I Knew…….
Hajj doctor Salim Parker pens his latest hajj story. Read more at hajjdoctor.co.za ‘What would…
Heat of Jaumul Tarawiyah
This forms part of a series of hajj stories written by South African hajj doctor,…
Special services at holy sites need to be given attention
With temperatures rising to some 45 degrees, hujjaj this year are said to have experienced…
Pilgrims leave Mina after five-day stay
Over two million pilgrims on Sunday entered their second Tashriq day during which they continued…
Hujjaj return to Mina for stoning of Jamarat
After a spiritually intense day on the plains of Arafat, Hajj pilgrims returned to Mina…
‘Here I am, O Lord here I am’
Chanting “Labbaik Allahumma labbaik (Here I am, O Lord here I am!) around two million…
Arafat: Its finally here
“It’s organised chaos. But people are moving”. That’s according to Qari Ziyaad Patel who is…