umrah

Practical tips for umrah

With more South Africans performing umrah than ever before, new travellers will experience difficulty navigating their way around the holy cities, while trying to balance the pressure of gaining the most out of their spiritual journey. While umrah is considered the ‘minor pilgrimage’, the rites of passage can become overwhelming[…]

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SAHUC confirms return of 44 Mutamireen

The South African Hajj and Umarah Council (SAHUC) has confirmed that the number of Umrah passengers who were unable to board a plane from Jeddah to Johannesburg at the weekend stands at forty-four and not sixty as stated in earlier reports. Although the matter has been resolved and the mutamireen[…]

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60 Umrah pilgrims in Saudi fail to depart for SA

Around 60 mutamireen from South Africa were unable to board a plane from Jeddah to Johannesburg on Sunday evening. President of the South African Travel, Hajj and Umrah Association (SATHOA), Seddick Steenkamp said on Monday morning an investigation into the matter found that the Saudi Arabian Airlines “inadvertently” cancelled the[…]

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Al Mujahideen pilgrims upset over additional fees

The director of Al Mujahideen Haj and Umrah Travel has confirmed that the tour group are in the process of trying to rearrange flights for several dozen of its mu’tamireen who missed flights out of Cape Town due to non-arrival of visas. Roughly 90 pilgrims scheduled to depart for umrah[…]

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Delayed umrah visas expected today

A group of umrah pilgrims still waiting for visas will have their passports issued by today. This was the reassurance given by Al Mujahideen Haj and Umrah group, following a visa bungle last week. A group of nearly 90 mu’tamireen, who were expected to depart from Thursday last week, had[…]

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Umrah season begins

With the school holidays now underway, the Saudi Kingdom will see a surge in the number of South African families performing umrah over the festive season. The South African Travel and Haj Operators Association (Sathoa) estimates that 10 000 South Africans will perform umrah over the December-January holiday period. The[…]

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