16 Dec 2018
Saudi Arabian authorities have put measures in place to regulate the movement around the Holy Ka’aba (tawaf) during the 2019 pilgrimage (hajj). The measure, according to the authorities, is to help in crowd control similar to the recent innovation in symbolic stoning of the devil (jamarat).
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16 Dec 2018
President Dr Arif Alvi, who reached Makkaht ul Mukarrama, on Thursday performed Umrah.
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16 Dec 2018
Former officials at a tainted Malaysian state fund aimed at helping Muslims save for their pilgrimage to Mecca were accused Friday of making false statements over land purchases, as the government moved to save the fund from financial collapse.
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15 Dec 2018
The practice of giving away spots for the hajj to ministers and MPs, as well as letters of support. has been stopped, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Fuziah Salleh said today.
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15 Dec 2018
MAKKAH: Sign language, Braille Qur’ans and electric wheelchairs are some of the new features in Makkah and Madinah to help pilgrims with disabilities to execute the religious rites of Hajj and Umrah. An official at the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques described those with disabilities as “highly motivated people with special powers” and that services
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