22 Oct 2017
The mehram ensures safety of women and it is not an intervention in their freedom. Moulana Hafiz Ahsan Al-Hamoomi, Khatib of the Royal Mosque in the city, said that performing Haj by a woman above the age of 45 without a mehram is against to the Sharia.
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22 Oct 2017
Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, Vice-President of the Republic of Indonesia, today performed Umrah. He was greeted upon arrival at the Grand Mosque by a number of officials.
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21 Oct 2017
A team of experts at Umm al-Qura University in Mecca is studying the reinforcement of the Kaabarsquo;s Kiswah using Kevlar, the para-aramid synthetic
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20 Oct 2017
Independent Hajj Reporters has urged States Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards to commence early preparation for the 2018 hajj to avoid late hour inconveniences that can jeopardize smooth conduct of the religious ritual.
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20 Oct 2017
Senate ad-hoc committee looking into NAHCON in this year's pilgrimage exercise, threatened to issue warrant of arrest against Alhaji Abdullahi Muktar.
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