Record number of Muslim visitors coming to see the exhibition but critics question Saudi involvement At the British Museum, Nazia Shah, 27, had embarked on a day out from Luton with half a dozen of her nephews. They fancied a theme park, but she took them to see Hajj: Journey to
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The annual hajj pilgrimage is the highlight of many millions of lives. But unfortunately it is often ruined by criminal tour operators who con unsuspecting Muslims out of money and mislead them over what they will get when they arrive in Saudi Arabia. The council of British Hajjis, which works
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
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“And proclaim to the people the Hajj [pilgrimage]; they will come to you on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every distant pass – that they may witness benefits for themselves and mention the name of Allah on known days over what He has provided for
Team formed to assist British pilgrims
Members of the UK Haj Team constituted to assist British pilgrims, from left, Mujahid Al Shatif, Nagheena Akhtar, Joanne Murray and Swaleh Ali. (AN photo) By ROGER HARRISON | ARAB NEWS Published: Oct 30, 2011 00:57 JEDDAH: The British Consulate General has released details of its Consular Haj Team. Led
Hajj immunisations in full swing in the United Kingdom
19th September, 2011 London: The Council of British Hajjis (CBH) has launched a national campiagn for pilgrims to the Hajj through it’s health and safety programmes and are advising pilgrims to protect themselves from various communcable and infectious diseases. In line with the Saudi Arabian’s Ministry of Health’s requirement that
All set for historic expansion of Grand Mosque in Makkah
JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah arrived in Makkah on Wednesday night to spend the remaining days of Ramadan in the vicinity of the Grand Mosque and lay the foundation stone for the largest Haram expansion project in history. King Abdullah was greeted on arrival at Al-Safa
Haram expansion to accommodate 1.2m more worshippers
JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah will lay the foundation stone for a new expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Friday, it was announced on Tuesday. The new project, covering 400,000 square meters, will create prayer space for an additional 1.2 million worshippers. “The new
King Abdullah to lay foundation stone to Makkah Haram expansion works
King Abdullah, Custodian of the two Holy Mosques JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah will lay the foundation stone to the Makkah Haram expansion works in a few days. The project is called the King Abdullah Expansion of the Makkah Haram. The king will also open a