Latest Ghana news highlights on Islam and the Ghanaian Muslim community

Hajj 2024: I drank more than 15 bottles of water without passing urine— Ghanaian pilgrim  

Accra: Alhaji Sanusi Uthman, a Ghanaian pilgrim, has disclosed that he took more than 15 bottles of water and never felt the urge to urinate due to the extreme heat

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Hajj 2024: Ghanaian pilgrims to return home on July 3

Accra: Over 4000 Ghanaian pilgrims who embarked on hajj this year are expected to start arriving in the country on July 3, 2024. Nine flights have been booked to carry

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Hajj 2024: Special prayer for deceased Ghanaian pilgrim underway

Accra: The family of the late Hajia Sarata Gimba, a Ghanaian who passed away while performing Hajj, is holding adua (prayer) for their deceased relative on Sunday. The late pilgrim

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Chief Imam delegates Eid-ul-Adha Prayer duties amid ageing concerns

Accra: The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, on Sunday delegated Sheikh Muhammad Munir Dan Alfa, a long-time disciple, to lead the National Eid ul Adha prayers held at

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Mahama pledges to reduce Hajj fare

Accra: John Dramani Mahama, flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has pledged to decrease hajj fares when elected president to enable more Ghanaians to partake in the annual Islamic

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Eid-ul-Adha 2024: Monday declared public holiday

Accra: The Ghana government has, through the Ministry of Interior, declared Monday, June 17, 2024, as a public holiday to mark the Eid-ul-Adha Muslim festival. The declaration was made in

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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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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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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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