Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

6 Dec 2019

Muslims concerned about $100 change

Imam Ali al­so raised con­cerns about the Mus­lims who had been sav­ing mon­ey to trav­el to Ha­jj and ques­tioned if the changeover would cre­ate com­pli­ca­tions for them.

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5 Dec 2019

Indonesia expects 231,000-hajj quota

The increasing quota of hajj pilgrims is good news for Muslims in Indonesia as it will reduce the waiting time for departures to the Holy Land. The average waiting period for the Indonesian hajj pilgrims is around 20 years, while the longest one is experienced by those in Bantaeng, South Sulawesi as it could reach up to 40 years.

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5 Dec 2019

200 indigent Muslim Pinoys join Hajj 2020

At least 200 indigent Filipino Muslims would be able to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca next year with a similar number of sponsored slots being offered by the government, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) said on Thursday.

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