13 Dec 2018
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has allocated 95,000 hajj quotas to Nigeria for the 2019 hajj.
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13 Dec 2018
JEDDAH: Scholars attending a conference on Islamic unity, which was held in Makkah on Wednesday, have reiterated that Saudi Arabia is the “heart of Islam” in the modern era. The forum, which tackles sectarianism and the strife plaguing the Muslim world, was attended by prominent thinkers and researchers from 127 countries. Almost 1,300 scholars and intellectuals took part in
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12 Dec 2018
The vehicles were allocated to serve elderly visitors to facilitate their religious rituals. The vehicles can take up to six people and will be available for use 24 hours.
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12 Dec 2018
Malaysia’s finance ministry has approved a plan to revive the balance sheet of Lembaga Tabung Haji, a state fund tasked with helping Muslims save for a pilgrimage to Mecca.
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12 Dec 2018
The head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) on Dec. 10 met with Saudi Arabia’s hajj and umrah minister to reach an agreement on services to be provided next year for Turkish pilgrims making their way to Islam’s holiest cities for pilgrimages amid concern over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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