Draw of lots for next year’s Hajj in January 2nd week
Greater Kashmir: The draw of lots for next year's Hajj will be conducted in the second week of January with more than three lakh people applying for the holy pilgrimage through the Haj Committee of India till
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Newly printed Qur’anic edition of King Fahd press
The changes made to the latest Hafs Qur’anic edition did not include using a different script variant (handwriting), but a new theme and new motifs as well as printing it in different sizes, said Uthman Taha, the calligrapher who has written the new edition of the Hafs Mus’haf.
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Date with history: Life and death share a valley in Madain Saleh
Madain Saleh or Al-Hijr City, located in Al-Ula governorate, is an important Saudi tourist landmark. The city of Al-Hijr was the capital of the Kingdom of Lihyan in the north of the Arabian Peninsula. The city dates back to the era of the Nabatean kingdom.
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Daily Express Newspaper Online, Sabah, Malaysia.
Putra Jaya: All 65 tourism agencies with the status of muassasah (agency handling umrah) in the country who have the Umrah Special License (LKU) are required to use the Integrated Manasik Monitoring System (IMAMS) for umrah visa application effective Friday.
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1000 women without Mehram apply for Haj; Overwhelming, says Naqvi
New Delhi: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said that the Government’s decision to lift the ban has generated very positive results as Muslim women from across the country are applying in large numbers to go for Haj without “Mehram”.
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Hajj 2018: Police to send pilgrim assistants
Punjab Police are going to depute 75 police officials between BPS seven and 17 to the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony to serve as volunteers or “Moavineen-e-Hujjaj’ for Hajj 2018.
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Warning over photo ban at Makkah, Madinah grand mosques - Kuwait Times
The ministry of awqaf and Islamic affairs yesterday issued a directive to all Kuwait hajj convoy owners, reminding them of a recent Saudi decision number banning all types of photography within the two holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah.
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Discovery of new Zamzam spring denied
The Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has denied reports about the discovery of a new spring associated with the Zamzam Well, Makkah daily reported.
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Civil Servants Entitled To 7 Days 'Umrah' Leave
KUALA LUMPUR – Permanent status civil servants can apply for maximum seven days unrecorded leave to perform ‘Umrah’, effective Jan 1 next year.
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Many May Not Perform Hajj 2018
The Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has been in the news recently warning intending pilgrims on the deadline for the payment of Hajj 2018 exercise; that the Commission, in line with the ‘new Hajj Calendar of Events, has consecrated May 2018 as the date in which all ‘payments and arrangements must be concluded’ for the Hajj operations.
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Building sights: Photos capture construction boom in holy city
A new exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum makes visitors feel like they have traveled to the holy city of Mecca — a destination that is forbidden to non-Muslims. A Saudi photographer spent years documenting the construction boom that has recently transformed the city, and his show “Ahmed Mater: Mecca Journeys” uses enormous images to capture that transformation.
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2017 Hajj: NAHCON Refunds N4.01bn To Pilgrims From 11 States
In sustaining the new, strict policy footing of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), the management has announced the refund of N401,291,658.41, to pilgrims from 11 states of the federation.
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