Hajj Rituals 2010
Mecca, Saudi Arabia (CNN) — The path from the holy city of Mecca to the Mina desert turned a sea of white Wednesday as throngs of Muslims began the annual pilgrimage known as the Hajj. They came from all corners of the Earth to fulfill an obligation — the Hajj is the fifth pillar of…
Pilgrims launch into final Hajj rituals
Muslim pilgrims perform the final walk around the Kaaba (Tawaf al-Wadaa) at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on November 16, 2010, as more than two million Muslim pilgrims launched into the final rituals of the hajj ahead of their massive exodus from Islam’s holiest city. Photograph: MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images By Ali Khalil, AFP MINA –…
The Rites of Hajj, Umrah & Visiting The Prophet’s Mosque (In brief)
Some Virtues of Hajj and Umrah The Prophet (pbuh) said: “Umrah is an expiation for the time between it and the previous ‘Umrah’ and an accepted Hajj has no less a reward than Paradise”. (Narrated by al-Bukhari 1683, Muslim 1349). The Prophet (pbuh) said: “He who performs Hajj and does not speak obscenely or commit…
Saudi Deports Nigerian Women Pilgrims ‘Without Mahram’
Authorities in Saudi Arabia refuse entry to over 1,000 Nigerian women Hajj pilgrims because they were not accompanied by men. ABUJA – Saudi Arabia has refused entry to over 1,000 Nigerian women Hajj pilgrims because they were not accompanied by men, Nigerian officials said on Wednesday. The women had began arriving on Sunday at the…
Religious police less rigid during Haj
By Ulf Laessing, Reuters MECCA – Saudi Arabia’s religious police keep such a low profile during the haj, it’s hard to imagine that you are in Islam’s holiest city. The kingdom, where Islam first emerged around 1,400 years ago, applies a strict form of Sunni Islamic sharia law that imposes gender segregation, forces shops to…
Pre-Hajj Preparation
1. It is recommended for all guests to complete the annual medical physical examination with their primary physicians before embarking on journey to Hajj. 2. It is recommended for all guests to complete Wills’ (Islamic way) with family attorneys before embarking on journey to Hajj. 3. It is recommended to all guests to make peace…
Notice on Saudi Laws And Regulations
I, the undersigned, do not object to undergoing a fingerprint and retinal scan in accordance with the automated system the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is implementing for citizens and foreigners. The system conforms with the current international trend to verify identity based on these biometric identifiers in a civilized and organized manner,…