The Crescent for the Month of Dhul Hijjah will be searched on Friday, 29th Dhul Qadah 1442 according to the Umm Al Qurra Calendar corresponding to 9 July 2021 The sighting of Crescent will determine the days of Hajj for the Hujjaj and Eid Al Adha for the rest of the Ummah The usual sightings […]
During the annual Hajj pilgrimage on April 15, 1997, a massive fire ripped through the tent city of Mina (Makkah), killing over 340 pilgrims and wounding over 1,500 others. An estimated 2 million people assembled in Mina on the first day of Hajj. A canister of cooking gas (gas stove) exploded around 11:45 a.m. on […]
Saudi Arabia through its Ministry of Islamic Affairs on Sunday eased several precautionary measures in Mosques which were implemented last year to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Mosques around the Kingdom are now allowed to replace the Mushafs (Quran copies), although the Ministry has recommended that worshipers bring their own copies. The time restriction […]
Jumu’ah Khutbah Summary from Masjid Al Nabawi, Madinah delivered by His Eminence Sheikh Abdul Bari Al Thubaity Topic: ‘Adornment Etiquettes in Islam’ And the most beautiful of all creation is mankind that Allah has beautified with beauty and fashioned him in best of form and character, thus, He made the beauty of man within him and attributes […]
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah received over 450,000 requests for Hajj from inside the Kingdom during the first 24 hours of opening the registration portal, the Ministry announced on Tuesday. The registration will continue for 10 days till June 23rd and 60,000 will be selected to perform Hajj this year. The Ministry also revealed […]
As the Kingdom completes its evaluations of the problems posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, announcements on this year’s Hajj could be made in the coming days, according to the acting Saudi minister of communications, Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi. Al-Qasabi stated during a press conference in Riyadh on Sunday that the Saudi authorities are monitoring (pandemic) developments […]
