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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
Read MoreHajj 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
Read MoreHajj 2024: 1,301 people died during pilgrimage, says Saudi government.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia’s health minister said on Sunday that the death toll during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage reached 1,301. Speaking on state television, Fahd al-Jalajel said that 83
Read MoreHajj 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
Read MoreChief 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
Read MoreMahama 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
Read MoreHajj 2024: At least 19 Hajj pilgrims die in intense heat
Makkah, Saudi Arabia: At least 14 Jordanian citizens and five Iranians have died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia due to intense heat, officials have said. Jordan’s foreign ministry
Read MoreEid-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
Read MoreMuslim scholars mourn death of Mufti Yaks
Abuja, Nigeria: Muslims in Nigeria were thrown into a state of shock following the death of the Niger State born Muslim cleric, Abdul Lateef Aliyu Maitaki, popularly known as Mufti
Read MoreIranian President Raisi dies in helicopter crash
Tehran, Iran: The head of the Islamic Republic Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has announced that the dead bodies of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions are being transported to
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