Video: Ghilaf-e-Kaaba raised in run-up to Haj
Riyadh:Kiswa, (Ghilaf e Kaaba) was raised on Friday evening in a run-up to Haj 2023.The Kiswa was raised by three meters and the lower part is covered with a white cotton cloth
Haj pilgrims’ training starts today, check details
SRINAGAR: All the selected Haj pilgrims of Kulgam, D.H, Pora, Devsar and Pahloo Tehsils are informed that their orientation/ training programme is scheduled to be held at Markazi Jamia Masjid Kulgam on
‘Labaik Allahuma Labaik’: Women pilgrims not required to travel with ‘Mahram’ for Hajj, Umrah, clarifies Saudi government
Cairo: Ending controversy Saudi Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah clarified that it is no longer mandatory for women to travel with ‘mahram’ for Hajj or Umrah. Minister made it clear that women from
Only those ‘mahrams’ to be allowed who have not performed Hajj in 5 years: Saudi government
Riyadh: Saudi Arabain Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that only those mahram (male guardians) accompanying a woman will be allowed who has not undertaken pilgrimage in the last five years
Intending Hajj pilgrims 2020 asked to collect passports as per this schedule
Srinagar: Intending pilgrims of Hajj 2020, Kashmir division are being informed to collect their passports from their respective Deputy Commissioners office as per the notified schedule. However, the pilgrims of district Srinagar
One in a million: A Chinese chosen for Hajj this year
Mecca: Chinese pilgrim Ni Haoyu welled up with tears of joy after being handpicked from among millions of Muslims vying for this year’s hajj pilgrimage, which has been drastically curtailed due to
In pics – Sterilised pebbles, no touching the Kaaba: Hajj in times of COVID
It was perhaps the most surreal Hajj in Islam’s 1,400 year-history. Before the coronavirus pandemic, millions of Muslims would travel to the holy city of Makkah in a spiritually and physically demanding
Downsized due to COVID, Hajj begins as 1000 pilgrims arrive in Mina
Jeddah: About 1,000 pilgrims have reached the Mina Valley outside Makkah on Wednesday to begin their spiritual journey in what is a first-of-its-kind downsized pilgrimage due to COVID-19 pandemic. The hajj, one
COVID19: Saudi asks Muslims to hold off Hajj plans
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s hajj minister asked Muslims on Tuesday to temporarily defer preparations for the annual pilgrimage amid uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia suspended the year-round “umrah” pilgrimage
COVID19: Saudi Arabia suspends all international flights for 2 weeks
Jeddah: Saudi Arabia on Saturday said it would suspend all international flights for two weeks, as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to control the spread of the new coronavirus outbreak, the Saudi