Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

24 Dec 2019

Mecca dream comes true

An early morning epiphany has prompted a Mitchells Plain madressa teacher to raise funds to take her class on a journey of a lifetime to Mecca.

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24 Dec 2019

Sri Lanka’s Hajj pilgrim quota raised

Sri Lanka’s Hajj pilgrim quota for next year has increased to 3,500 after an agreement was signed with Saudi Arabia on Monday. The Kingdom’s Hajj and Umrah Deputy Minister Dr. Abdul Sulaiman Mashat signed the deal with Sri Lanka’s Mohammed Faleel Marjan Azmi.

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22 Dec 2019

Grand Mosque gate numbers illuminated

The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has started writing the numbers of the gates of the Grand Mosques in illuminated colors to make it easy for the pilgrims and visitors to recognize them.

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