Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

25 Aug 2018

Clean sweep: Malaysian pilgrims show faith with fight against litter

JEDDAH: Malaysian pilgrims’ good behavior was praised by authorities from Malaysia and Saudi Arabia for contributing to the success of the cleanliness campaign in this year’s Hajj season. Syed Saleh Syed Abdul Rahman, head of Malaysian Hajj Delegation Mission 1439H told during the launch of the cleanliness campaign in Mina that Malaysian pilgrims exhibited exemplary attitudes

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25 Aug 2018

WHO praises Health Ministry’s ‘exceptional’ work during Hajj

JEDDAH: The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) praised the services provided by the Health Ministry to Hajj pilgrims, and the efforts exerted to care for them and maintain their health. In a tweet on his official Twitter account, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated the ministry on the successful Hajj season, describing its work as “exceptional.”

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25 Aug 2018

Technological solutions help Hajj experience

MINA: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah’s information technology department is providing technical solutions to help pilgrims during their stay in Makkah. Eng. Hisham Hammami, the chief information officer (CIO) for the ministry, told Arab News that this year all internal data center and communications infrastructure serving pilgrims from within the Kingdom were upgraded. He said

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24 Aug 2018

Pilgrims urged to hold fast to spiritual takeaway of Haj

He emphasized that sincerity in words and deeds is the real essence of one’s faith and that the pilgrims should embrace the spirit of unity and solidarity with fellow Muslims that they had experienced during Haj in the rest of their life. “Haj is a sermon for those who remember and obeying God, and it is a source of piety. Any worship, which does not make the faithful closer to God and not keeping them away from sins, is an adulterated and worthless one,” he cautioned the pilgrims.

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