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19 hours ago · Hajj will begin on Friday, June 14, followed by Arafat Day the following day, with Eid Al Adha celebrations beginning on Sunday, June 16. READ MORE. Saudi Arabia warns of a hot Hajj this year with temperatures of 48°C. Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court had called on Muslims in the kingdom to sight the crescent moon on Thursday evening.
4 days ago · AMMAN — The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs on Sunday held a farewell ceremony in the Al Jizah district's Al Hujjaj city, marking the departure of the first group of Jordanian pilgrims to perform Hajj (the greater Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca).A total of 8,000 Jordanian pilgrims will travel for the Hajj this year, in addition to 4,500 Palestinians of 1948, according to the Jordan News ...
8 hours ago · For the first time in more than a decade, thousands of Syrians are travelling directly from government-held parts of Syria to Saudi Arabia for the Haj rituals, a signal of Syrian President Bashar ...
19 hours ago · Saudi Arabia said the hajj will start on June 14 after astronomical observatories spotted the crescent moon Thursday evening, signalling the beginning of the month in which the annual pilgrimage falls.The Supreme Court determined that Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th and final month of the Islamic calendar, would begin on Friday, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said.The hajj is one of the five ...
4 days ago · The first caravan of Jordanian pilgrims departed at twelve noon on Sunday from the town of Giza in Amman to the holy lands; under the auspices of the Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Mohammad Al-Khalayleh. The reception of the first groups of pilgrims for the current year as they make their way to the holy lands to perform the Hajj ...
19 hours ago · Muslim pilgrims arriving from northwestern Syrian areas wait for paperwork at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, on June 11, 2023, before leaving for the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca. ( Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)
