HAJJ 1443/2022 - SPECIAL COVERAGE
It’s becoming more difficult for people to perform the holy pilgrimage the Hajj as prices escalate. Academic Na’eem Jeenah says there has been a…
The Ummah should be taking ownership of the organisation of the Hajj instead of allowing themselves to believe that that the holy pilgrimage belongs…
The pinnacle of Hajj is the Day of Arafat. Muslims gather at this mountain plain, where they pray and reassert their submission to their…
Hajj pilgrims are converging in the tent city of Mina as they begin their spiritual journey of a lifetime. At Mina pilgrims will engage…
In the Holy city of Makkah Mukarramah in Saudi Arabia is a heavenly gift; granted by Allah to HIS believing slaves, His House, al-Kaaba. The…
The Hajj – the annual pilgrimage for Muslims prescribed to be performed at least once in ones lifetime if one is by the means…
Cape Town bid farewell to the first group of hujaaj this week. The airport departure terminal was awash with emotion and well-wishes as pilgrims…
The first group of pilgrims have officially left Cape Town to participate in this year’s hajj. Speaking to Radio 786, emotional hujaaj say they…
It’s unlikely that the high costs of hajj will become affordable any time soon. But the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) President…
The cost incurred by hujaaj this year will amount to just over 8 000 Saudi Riyals. These will not be covered by the packages…
For many people, the hajj or umrah is the first, and sometimes only international trip they’ll ever take. When considering the finances, while focusing…
After two years of restrictions, the Saudi Hajj and Umrah Ministry will allow one million pilgrims to participate in this year’s pilgrimage. This figure…
For the past two years, a downscaled Hajj has meant that thousands of South African hujaaj could not participate in the pilgrimage. It also…
Should a Muslim body or council be the one that oversees Hajj and Umrah decisions for South Africans? This, as Hajj agencies have been…
Calls for the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) to be disbanded has intensified following a discussion hosted by the Commission for Cultural,…
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