Hajj 2024: Ghana Hajj Board begins orientation for prospective pilgrims today

Accra: Some Ghanaian Muslims expected to participate in the year’s Hajj have undergone orientation at the Dagomba Boy Central in Yendi today. The orientation entailed educating prospective pilgrims on the

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Ga Rulers inform Chief Imam of Ban on Noise Making

Accra: A delegation of traditional rulers, on behalf of the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, paid a courtesy call on the National Chief Imam to inform him of

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Erdogan assures Greece of keeping Kariye Mosque “open to everyone.”

Ankara, Türkiye: The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has assured Greece that the reopened Kariye Mosque will remain accessible to everyone despite the conversion from a church to a

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Bawumia, Mahama promise to establish Islamic colleges of education

Accra: The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has become the latest flagbearer of a political party to promise the establishment of Islamic Colleges of Education

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Hajj 2024: SR10,000 fine for Makkah entry without Hajj permit

RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior has announced a SR10,000 fine for persons who enter Makkah without a Hajj permit from Dhul Qada 25, 1445, to Dhul Hijjah 14, 1445, which

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Ghana Muslim Mission loses its Greater Accra regional imam

Accra: Lieutenant Colonel Sheikh Nuruddin Quaye, the Greater Accra Regional Imam of the Ghana Muslim Mission (GMM), has passed on. He died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Sunday,

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Chief Imam holds 40-day adua for his late wife

Accra: Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam, has organised a special adua (prayer) session to commemorate the 40-day passing of his late wife, Hajia Rahmatu Tahwee. The solemn

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No entry into Makkah without Hajj permit or visa

Makkah: Saudi security forces on Saturday began the implementation of the new rules that barred entry into the city of Makkah without a permit for locals and a visa for

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Hajj 2024: First Ghanaian flight to depart on May 28

Accra: The Ghana Hajj Board has released the flight schedule for the 2024 Hajj, with the first flight set to depart Ghana on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Like in recent

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Muslim pupil fails to overturn school prayer ban in UK Court

London: A Muslim pupil in the United Kingdom has lost a court challenge against a top London school’s ban on prayer rituals in a case about freedom of religion in

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