Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

9 Jun 2018

Farmers in Madinah begin harvest of dates 

JEDDAH: Madinah farmers are harvesting this year’s dates crop , which are being put on display at the central dates market on a daily basis.  The crops arrive from the governorate of Badr, and other nearby villages. The Saudi Press Agency published a series of pictures showing the selling of different types of dates at the market, in different quantities, as prices are

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9 Jun 2018

Frenchman commits suicide in Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mosque in Makkah

RIYADH: A Frenchman has committed suicide by throwing himself off the roof of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi and French officials said Saturday. “A foreigner threw himself from the roof of the Grand Mosque in Makkah” to the courtyard below, “resulting in his instant death,” Saudi police told the official SPA news agency. A French foreign ministry official

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9 Jun 2018

Umrah & Hajj Visa Biometrics Office Opened in Durban

The South African Muslim Travel Association (Samta) has announced visa services company VFS Tasheel has opened a Durban based office saving pilgrims the time and effort to travel all the way to Johannesburg or Cape Town to capture their biometrics for hajj and Umrah visas.

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8 Jun 2018

Sudais calls for measures to counter anti-Islam campaign

He urged Muslims not to incline toward life of this world when they have tasted the sweetness of obedience and submission to Allah Almighty. Whoever inclines toward life in this world, will get ruined, he said adding that persevering and continuing on the path of Allah and staying right are signs of acceptance of one’s good deeds.

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