The Ghanaian Minaret

Accra: It was an unusual Eid ul-Adha prayer for Muslims of Kasoa Ngleshie Amanfro, who held their Eid prayer session with no audio equipment present. It turned out the community’s

Accra: The government has declared Friday, June 6, 2025, as a public holiday for the celebration of Eid ul-Adha. The Ministry of the Interior, in a press statement issued on

Accra: Ghana has successfully completed the airlifting of Hajj pilgrims with the departure of the last flight on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. The flight carrying about 425 pilgrims left the

Kaduna: Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi, a Nigerian cleric barred from performing Hajj, has sent a cryptic message to Saudi authorities against denying Muslims access to Masjid-ul Haram (sacred house

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports announced on Friday, May 23, the arrival of 890,883 pilgrims from abroad for the Hajj season 1446 AH. They arrived through all international

California, US: A prominent US-based Islamic preacher, Sheikh Uthman bin Farooq, has reacted strongly to his ban from entering the United Kingdom (UK). The ban is an outcome of a

Accra: Five Ghanaian Muslims intending to perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia have been returned to their home country upon arrival in the Kingdom. The “deportation” was due to administrative errors

Accra: The airlift of Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims has been postponed as the Ghana Hajj Taskforce has rescheduled the final Accra flight from Thursday, May 23, 2025, to Wednesday, May 28,

Accra: The Ghana Hajj Taskforce has kickstarted the second phase of airlifting of Ghanaian pilgrims with the departure of the first flight from the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. The

Tamale: The Ghana Hajj Taskforce has successfully concluded the airlifting of Ghana’s hajj pilgrims from the northern part of the country from the Tamale airport. The departure of a seventh