Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

28 Aug 2018

Help boys on spiritual journey

A group of residents from Manenberg have taken on the challenge to send 15 children to the holy city of Mecca to perform Umrah (pilgrimage) later this year.

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27 Aug 2018

US Olympic medalist Ibtihajj Muhammad reflects on her Hajj journey

MINA: Muslim American Olympian Ibtihajj Muhammad, who performed Hajj this year, told Arab News that during her pilmgrimage one of the best experiences was seeing people from different parts of the world unite in devotion to their faith.  “It is something as a Muslim growing up and living in the US that you don’t get the opportunity to see. I feel I get that sense when I travel

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27 Aug 2018

Caring for the pilgrims is our main message

Deputy Minister for Hajj and Umrah Dr. Abdul Fattah Bin Suleiman Mashat said that the service mechanism for Hajj and Umrah received great attention from the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, through the giant projects and infrastructure at Grand Mosque and Holy Sites, including the third stage of the Grand Mosque expansion.

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