One of the five pillars of Islam is that each believer is called, at least once in their lives, to make the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage that starts and ends in the holy city of Mecca located in ...

The Hajj reached its climax on Tuesday, with pilgrims gathering at Mount Arafat to pray and recite the Quran Some 1.8 million Muslims from across the world made it to Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia ...

He then told Ibrahim to leave Hajira and Isma’il with some food and water. Those completing the Hajj are known as Hajji. Everyone taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage is treated as an equal and ...

AFP journalists following the hajj on Monday also reported seeing pilgrims ... Information about your activity on this service (such as forms you submit, content you look at) can be stored and ...

The Ministry of Religious Affairs and state health insurer BPJS Kesehatan inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on ...

strenuous physical activity, vast open spaces. Many are also elderly or unwell. However, heat-related deaths during the Hajj are not new and have been recorded since the 1400s. Scientists warn ...

In this highly original and comprehensive study, he reveals how the hajj pilgrimage significantly transformed Muslim political culture and colonial attitudes towards it, creating new ideas of religion ...

The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has received more than 72,000 Hajj applications so far as the deadline of application for the government scheme ends on Tuesday.

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated a 32-man Screening/Aviation Monitoring ...

The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Tuesday extended deadline for submission of Hajj applications till December 10. The previous deadline was to expire on December 3 (today). In a statement ...

In his remarks, Mr Saleh, a professor, described the inauguration as an important activity that demands commitment due to the magnitude of work involved and its significance to successful Hajj ...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has inaugurated a committee tasked with screening and verifying the documents of Saudi-based service providers that applied to offer accommodation ...