hajj

MURIC: Why govt must stop sponsoring Muslims on Hajj

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an NGO, has advised the federal and state governments to stop…

Iran bans citizens from 2016 Hajj

Iran chafing from the high number of its pilgrims that died in a stampede in…

4 female Nigerian pilgrims declared missing in Saudi Arabia

Four female pilgrims from Gombe State have been declared missing following Friday’s Crane crash at…

Hajj pilgrims leave 18 August

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Saturday announced that it would commence transportation…

Rockslide injures 14 pilgrims as Hajj ends

A rockslide in Mina on Sunday almost marred the 2014 Hajj in Saudi Arabia, which…

Allahu Akbar…It's epidemic free Hajj in Saudi

Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that no single case of Ebola virus or any contagious…

Muslim pilgrims stone 'devil' at hajj, feast begins

Two million Muslims ritually stoned the devil Saturday in the last major ritual of this…

Hajj reaches climax with pilgrims on Mount Arafat

MOUNT ARAFAT(AFP) - Tears flowed and prayers filled the air as the annual Muslim hajj…

Muslim pilgrims in mass movement as hajj begins

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims began a mass movement out of the holy city…

Pilgrims with Ebola will be disqualified from Hajj – NAHCON

The National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) on Thursday said intending 2014 pilgrims discovered to have contacted…