Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

9 Aug 2019

Arafat Sermon app offers live translation in six languages

RIYADH: The Arafat Sermon app will offer a live translation of the sermon in the Chinese language for the first time this year. The app, which was launched in 2018, initially offered translation of the sermon which will take place on Saturday at 12:30 PM Saudi time in English, Farsi, Urdu, French, and Malay. The sermon can also be heard in English on 88.3 FM. The day of Arafat

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9 Aug 2019

Staying safe at Arafat: a guide

JEDDAH: As Hajj pilgrims begin their entry into the vicinity of Mount Arafat on Saturday, Arab News takes a look at the most important information you need to know regarding the day of supplication and prayer.

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9 Aug 2019

Pilgrims arrive in Mina on the day of ‘Tarwiyah’

DUBAI: Hajj pilgrims arrived to Mina on the day of “Tarwiyah” where they converge for prayer until sunrise, Saudi state news agency, SPA reported on Friday. “Tarwiyah” or the day of fetching water is the eighth day of the Islamic month of Dhu Al-Hijjah and it marks the journey of Hajj pilgrims from Makkah to Mina.

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9 Aug 2019

Makkah Municipality increases number of slaughterhouses for Eid feast sacrifice

DUBAI: Authorities in Makkah have increased the number of slaughterhouses to cope with the influx of pilgrims during Hajj who will require sacrificial meat, state news agency SPA reported. The Makkah Municipality has recruited extra staff and provided the equipment for five slaughterhouses in the holy city as well as supervising the operation of 32 cattle control centers.

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9 Aug 2019

More than two million Muslims begin Hajj pilgrimage

MAKKAH: More than two million Muslims begin the annual Hajj on Friday as the Saudi hosts seek to deter politicization of the pilgrimage against a backdrop of simmering Gulf tensions. The Hajj, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, is one of Islam’s five pillars and must be undertaken by all Muslims with the means at least once in their lives. It consists of a series

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