Volunteers help pilgrims get jabbed up MUSLIM Pilgrims were given the opportunity to get vaccinated before heading off to Saudi Arabia. The Council of British Hajjis (CBH) held a vaccination clinic for locals going on the Islamic pilgrimage of Umrah at the Al-Hikmah centre on Track Road in Batley. For
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CBH – Newsletter – March 2012
Hajj ‘hits’ the UK Hajj & Umrah Hajj & Umrah Newsletter – March 2012 Assalamu alaikum, It feels like Hajj only took place yesterday and we are now well under way to preparing for Hajj 2012 which takes place in October this year. The Umrah season is also in full
Makkah hotels book rooms for Hajis now
MAKKAH: Although the pilgrimage is more than seven months away, Haj missions and real estate brokers have started reserving residential buildings and hotels for pilgrims, local daily Al-Watan reported Thursday, quoting the real estate committee chairman of the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry. “The missions and the brokers have
NATIONAL HAJJ & UMRAH VACCINATION CLINICS 2012
Dates for our National Hajj & Umrah Vaccination Clinics 2013 will be released after Hajj (i.a) Please register for clinics at a location near to you. We will contact you if a closer venue becomes available. Book early, save money and get all your Hajj & Umrah essentials under one
National Hajj & Umrah Vaccination Service 2012 Launched at the World Hajj & Umrah Convention, British Museum, London
Monday 13th February, 2012 – London A Bolton based charity has launched its Pre-travel vaccination service for 2012 in the presence of International delegates who attended the World Hajj & Umrah Convention at the British Museum over the weekend. Rashid Mogradia, CEO and founder of the Council of British Hajjis
What Hajj taught me (Before and After)
A Personal Account of Hajj Before: A friend and I were shopping for my sneakers. I told him that I could not walk without Caterpillar shoes. “I can run but cannot walk without feeling pain.It’s probably a varicose vein.” My friend suggested I try Adidas. We decided that I could get them
No journey like journey of faith
SHARJAH: My journey of faith is now complete. I am happy. It has left me satisfied and I am thankful to Allah for that. Going to Hajj was a dream. I am sure words will fail to express how happy, secure, tension-free I felt during the whole exercise. Almost celestial,
British pilgrims amongst the 2.5 million who complete the Hajj
Around 25,000 British pilgrims are part of around 2.5 million pilgrims worldwide that are believed to be in Mecca (Makkah), Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, a duty that all able-bodied Muslims must undertake at least once in their lifetime. Muslims around the world and in the UK will be celebrating Eid-Ul-Adha today