Hajj

It is called Solatul Ishraq (Ishraq Prayer) and it is performed immediately after the sun rises. The time for the Ishraq prayer begins fifteen to twenty minutes after sunrise and…

Saudi Arabia has barred travellers from Nigeria and other countries from performing 2021 Hajj over coronavirus concerns. This is as Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it will allow 60,000 vaccinated residents…

The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has said that it is criminal to sponsor people to Hajj and other pilgrimages with government’s funds. He made the assertion at the…

The Hajj Commission in Zamfara on Friday confirmed the death of three local government chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the state in an auto crash in Saudi…

A Hajj pilgrim from Niger on Wednesday lost his life in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, after mistakenly falling into the pit of an elevator under repair. The News Agency of Nigeria…

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in collaboration with the Communications and Information Technology Commission in Saudi Arabia added fun to its Hajj service this year by sharing a…

Have you ever wondered why many Muslims who have gone to Mecca over 10 times will still want to go again despite the economic hardship? Do you know that many…

The number of Nigerian pilgrims who died during this year’s Islamic pilgrimage has risen to 14, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has said. The commission also said one…

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it is considering reducing the number of pilgrims that would perform hajj in 2018. The Executive Chairman of NAHCON, Alhaji Abdullahi Muhammad, disclosed…

The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Abdullahi Mukhtarhas announced the death of two more Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, bringing the number of deaths to seven – out…