Waiting for Years, Hajj Is a Dream Come True for These Sisters
This year’s Hajj is a landmark, being the first full pilgrimage after a daunting three-year period of the COVID-19 pandemic, with its heavy toll on everything, including hajj. For four…
From Okara to Makkah: This Man Walks 5400km for Hajj
After walking for 5400kms from Okara to Makkah, the long-fetched dream of a Pakistani man to perform hajj is now much closer to fruition. Usman Arshad, a student of BS…
Musa Al-Khateeb 14 June, 2023 The phenomenon of exhaustion frequently takes place in the summer or in places with high temperature such as during Hajj pilgrimage. Sometimes, it attacks the person suddenly, but…
“And proclaim that the people shall observe Hajj pilgrimage. They will come to you walking or riding on various exhausted (means of transportation). They will come from the farthest locations.” …
Labbayk Allahumma labbayk (Here I am at your service! O Allah, here I am!) Labbayk laa sharika laka labbayk (Here I am! There’s no God except You, here I am!)…
With about 2M Pilgrims, Hajj 1444 Expected to be ‘Exceptional, Safe’
With the COVID-era restrictions on pilgrims no longer in place, the Hajj pilgrimage this year, according to the Saudi authorities, is expected to be an ‘exceptional’ and ‘safe’ hajj, expecting…
From Kerala to Makkah: Indian Muslim Walks 8,640 Km for Hajj
The journey took him a whole year Muslim pilgrimage or hajj is a lifetime journey that many aspire to. Seeking to fulfill the life-time journey of hajj, Shihab Chottur, an Indian…
The season of Hajj is approaching. These days, pilgrims are preparing for this blessed trip. They get ready for gathering in Makkah and the sacred places in response to Allah’s…
Pilgrims Advised to Avoid ‘Too Many Selfies’ in Front of Ka`bah
As thousands of Muslims from around the world started to flock into Makkah for the annual hajj, Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Ministry’s Hajj pilgrimage organizing committee (PPIH) has urged pilgrims to…
Alhamduillahi rabul ‘alameen, I have been blessed by Allah (SWT) to perform the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages multiple times in my short 9 years as a Muslim. I work for the largest Muslim travel…