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King Salman receives calls from world Muslim leaders as Eid begins
Muslims performed the Eid Al-Adha prayer throughout Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Imams leading the congregations asked Allah to accept worshippers’ prayers and good deeds. King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received calls from
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PILGRIMS ‘STONE THE DEVIL’
Almost 2.5 million Muslim pilgrims took part on Sunday in the “stoning of the devil”, the last major ritual of the annual Haj pilgrimage. Carrying pebbles in the scorching heat, worshippers made their way across Mina Valley near Mecca
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8 births recorded in holy places during Hajj 2019
Hospitals in Makkah and the holy places in Mina and Arafat recorded eight births while the Hajj pilgrimage was in progress, the Ministry of Health said on Sunday. A ministry report carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said the Makkah Maternity
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Jamarat: Crowd management at the heart of Hajj
One of the biggest showpieces of Hajj infrastructure is Jamarat Al-Aqaba, constructed at a cost exceeding SR 4.2 billion ($1.12 billion) and capable
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Last Hajj ritual heralds Eid Al-Adha
They began walking before dawn, hundreds of thousands of men and women, clad in white robes to signify a state of purity. Their destination was
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From Westminster to Makkah: Two British MPs join the Hajj pilgrimage
Among more than 2 million Hajj pilgrims thronging the holy sites are two British Members of Parliament — Yasmin Qureshi, Labour MP for
Read MoreMore than two million Muslims begin Hajj pilgrimage
More than two million Muslims begin the annual Hajj on Friday as the Saudi hosts seek to deter politicization of the pilgrimage against a backdrop of simmering Gulf tensions. The Hajj, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, is one
Read MoreA step-by-step guide on how Muslims perform the rituals of the Haj pilgrimage to Makkah
All Muslims dream of making Hajj at least once in their life. Saudi authorities are getting ready to host nearly 2 million pilgrims who have received their Hajj permits and are about to make their dreams come true. Each year the Saudi government
Read MoreEconomic hardship reduces Turkish Hajj applications
An estimated 80,000 Turks are entitled to perform Hajj following a protocol signed between Ankara and Riyadh last year. The first group of about 200 Turkish pilgrims left Istanbul on July 5 with Holy Qur’an recitations and prayers made at
Read MoreMore than a million ‘sacrificial’ animals ready for Hajj
More than 1 million livestock have been readied for meat sacrifice to cater for this year’s Hajj pilgrims, Saudi officials have announced. And an army of more than 40,000 operators, technicians and supervisors will be working around the
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