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1442 2021 Hajj

Hajj 2021 Translation

 Listen to the archive Hajj Khutbah in your language from Masjid Al Namirah, Arafat by Sheikh Bandar Baleelah Click on your desired language: 1. English 2. French  3. Melayu 4. Urdu 5. Persian / Farsi 6. Chinese 7.Turkish 8. Russian 9. Hausa  10. Bengali

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1442 2021 Hajj

Sheikh Baleelah Appointed Khateeb of Hajj 2021

By Royal Decree, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz appointed Sheikh Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Baleelah as Khateeb for delivering the Hajj Sermon on Monday, 9 Dhul Hijjah 1442 Biography of Sheikh Bandar Baleelah: Sheikh Bandar bin Abdulaziz bin Siraj bin Abdul Malik Baleelah was born in 1395 corresponding to […]

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1442 2021 Corona Virus Covid-19 Umrah

Umrah suspended until Hajj

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah suspended Umrah on Monday as the Hajj season approaches. The ministry said Umrah was suspended so that the Haram can be prepared for Hujjaj who will arrive for Rituals of Hajj on 8 Dhul Hijjah Umrah was resumed on 4 October 2020 for locals, after a suspension of seven […]

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1442 2021 Eid Hajj Saudi Arabia

Hajj Crescent to be searched on Friday

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 […]

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1442 2021 Fire Hajj Incident

The Great Fire of Mina (1997)

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 […]

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1442 2021 Covid-19 Mosques news

Path to normalcy: Saudi Arabia eases Partial Restrictions in Mosques

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 […]