Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

17 Nov 2018

Jabal Omar Address Makkah opens sale of hotel units

Saudi real estate developer Jabal Omar Development Company has launched the sale of luxury hotel units in Jabal Omar Address Makkah, as part of its ongoing marketing campaigns across Saudi Arabia. In a three-day exhibition in Alkhobar, the company offered customers and visitors promotions and soft-selling programs for the 741 units of Jabal Omar Address Makkah, diversified

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17 Nov 2018

In a first: Haj and Umrah aspirants can get visa in Srinagar

In a first, Srinagar based travel agency -Raj Baba tour and travels has been authorized to issue visa for Hajj and Umrah aspirants of the Valley. This is the first time that any travel agency has been granted the permission to issue visa else the aspirants had to apply for Visa in New Delhi.

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16 Nov 2018

Making peace with death

I have found myself contemplating death ever since I returned from Hajj a few months ago. People perform Hajj to fulfill a religious obligation to God, to renew their faith in God, and to experience a sense of community with Muslims from around the world. In this sense, Hajj is life-affirming, yet my time in God’s House has brought death to the forefront of my mind.

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