The Ghanaian Minaret

Accra- The Ghana Hajj Board has successfully facilitated the airlifting of 4,190 Ghanaian Muslims to perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The departure of the last flight from Accra on Saturday

Mecca, Saudi Arabia – Over two million Muslims from around the globe will start performing their hajj rituals on Monday, June 26, 2023, in fulfilment of the fifth and last

The Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Interior, has declared June 28 as a statutory holiday to celebrate Eid ul Adha.

The contingent is the first batch of some over 2,000 pilgrims expected to be airlifted from Ghana to the Kingdom to perform the hajj ritual, which is the fifth pillar of Islam

The celebration which will be climaxed with a workshop in December this year is organised under the theme, “25 Years of Empowering the Muslim Young Girl: Challenges and Prospects”.

Jamila Dawud, a Ghanaian Muslim scholar has been awarded the Al Qasimiya University Distinguished Graduate in Community Service for her role in empowering women to study Islam

Accra – Muslim worshippers at the ‘Awta’ mosque in Nima, a suburb of Accra, had the scare of their lives when the two-storey building caved in on Monday afternoon.

US – The Minneapolis City Council has unanimously approved a resolution that allows the Muslim call to prayer, “Adhan” to be heard via loudspeakers for the five daily obligatory prayers.

The Ghana Hajj Board has expressed concerns over attempts by some persons, with the connivance of hajj agents, to perform Hajj either with Umrah or a tourist visa.

Accra – Fati Hamidu, mother of Fauzeeya Jamal-Deen had no option but to kneel and prostrate in public when the name of her daughter was mentioned as a receipt of