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Hajj 2027: UAE donates GHS 20.6 million to sponsor 340 Ghanaian pilgrims

Accra: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has donated GHS 20.6 million to sponsor 340 Ghanaian Muslims to perform the 2027 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The donation was described by

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Imam Hajj Umar creates parallel ASWAJ leadership structure with new appointments

Accra: Sheikh Umar Ibrahim, National Imam of Ahlussunna Wal Jama’a (ASWAJ), has announced a new leadership arrangement that introduces two acting National Deputy Imams alongside the organisation’s existing First and

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Hajj 2027: Ghana payment window closes weeks after fare announcement

Accra: The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG) has announced the immediate closure of payments for the 2027 Hajj pilgrimage to prevent oversubscription and streamline administrative arrangements. The abrupt closure

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Anbariya Sunni leader Sheikh Saeed Abubakari passes on

Tamale: Sheikh Saeed Abubakari Zakaria, leader of the Anbariya Sunni Muslim Community and head of the Anbariya Islamic Institute in Tamale has died. He passed away on Monday, September 7,

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Mawlid 2026: Bawumia shares humbling lessons on political power

Accra: Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has described the changing political fortunes of himself and President John Dramani Mahama as evidence that political power is temporary and ultimately determined

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GCB MD warns social media replacing parents in Muslim youth upbringing

Accra: Mr Farhan Alhassan, Managing Director of GCB Bank, has warned that social media is increasingly replacing parents as the primary influence on Muslim youth and contributing to growing indiscipline

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Mawlid 2026: Interior minister warns mosques against accommodating migrant beggars

Accra: Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, Minister for the Interior, has warned mosque caretakers against sheltering migrant beggars, saying persons found accommodating them could be arrested. He said the directive was

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Chief Imam inaugurates new Fadama Central mosque to honour ancestor

Accra: National Chief Imam Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu has inaugurated the reconstructed Imam Abbas Fadama Central Mosque in Accra in honour of his ancestor, Mallam Mohammed Abbas, the first Chief

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National Chief Imam holds 2026 Maulid celebration on September 5

Accra: The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, will on Saturday, September 5, host Muslims across Ghana for the annual National Maulid celebration to commemorate the birth of Prophet

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ASWAJ Regional Imams render account on controversial Tijara Ma’allah project to end malfeasance allegations

TAMALE: Regional Imams of the Ahlussunnah Wal Jamaah (ASWAJ) Ghana have rendered an account of the controversial Tijara Ma’allah project, disclosing that the initiative raised GH¢297,675 by the end of

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