He emptied his savings account to fund his and his wife’s umrah pilgrimages at the end of the year. The man, who wanted to be known only as Mr Ahmad, 51, was very disappointed when he heard that his trip…
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MECCA: Hamza Musa Kabir from Kano in northern Nigeria survived the massive stampede at the hajj by shedding his pilgrim’s garment after he was pinned under a man in the crush, which killed 769 people. Reflecting on the shocking events…
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At least 717 people have been killed in a stampede at the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia’s civil defence directorate said, as the death toll continued to rise. The directorate said at least 863 other pilgrims were injured in Thursday’s…
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Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from across the globe began the annual hajj pilgrimage on Tuesday (Sept 22). The pilgrims began moving from Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca to nearby Mina for the start of the event. The first…
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Jemaah dari seluruh dunia seramai 1.37 juta – bersama 600,000 jemaah Arab Saudi – berwukuf di Arafah hari ini, 9 Zulhijah, bagi menunaikan rukun haji. Pemandangan lautan manusia yang berhimpit di Padang Arafah dengan berpakaian ihram serba putih begitu syahdu. Wukuf adalah…
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