All the latest Hajj news updates and articles in Ghana and elsewhere in the Muslim world.

Hajj 2025: Makkah approves 3,149 Hajj housing permits for over 1.8 million pilgrims

Makkah : The Holy Makkah Municipality has approved 3,149 official housing permits for the Hajj 2025/1446 AH season. This is to ensure a safe and comfortable residential environment through adherence

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Hajj 2025: Ghana sends team to Saudi Arabia to prepare for Ghanaian pilgrims

Accra: The Ghana Hajj Taskforce has deployed an advance team to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to finalise preparations for the upcoming pilgrimage. This is in anticipation of about 5000

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Hajj 2025: Pilgrims with medical conditions advised to consult doctors

Accra: Rukaya Siita, a member of the Ghana Hajj Medical Team, has advised persons with chronic medical conditions seeking to embark on Hajj to consult their physicians before travelling. Doing

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Hajj 2025: Ghana to start airlifting Hajj pilgrims on May 10

Accra: The Ghana Hajj Taskforce will officially commence the airlifting of Hajj pilgrims from May 10, 2025, beginning with flights from Tamale in the Northern region to Madinah in Saudi

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The Reflective Mirror of the Ummah’s Reality: Lessons from Hajj for Ghanaian Muslims

Every year, millions of Muslims converge on the holy city of Makkah to fulfil one of the five pillars of Islam—Hajj. Among them are hundreds of Ghanaians, journeying with hope,

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New Hajj village project costs $14.6 million 

Accra: The cost of constructing a new hajj village is US$14.6 million, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of State in charge of government communication, has said. The government’s spokesperson noted that

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Potential hajj pilgrims to acquire passports in three days

Accra: The government has, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, opened a satellite passport application centre at the Hajj village in Accra to ensure would-be hajj pilgrims

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Government considers donating hajj proceeds to charity

Accra: The government in the near future will be disbursing hajj proceeds to the less privileged or financing development projects in Muslim communities, President John Mahama has said. He noted

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President Mahama cuts sod for permanent Hajj village

Accra: Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, on Friday, has cut sod for the construction of a state-of-the-art Hajj village to provide a dignifying experience and conducive environment for Hajj pilgrims

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New Hajj Village construction is an NPP legacy project – former Hajj Board Chair claims

Accra: Former Chairman of the Ghana Hajj Board, Ben Abdallah Banda, has urged the government to acknowledge the construction of a new Hajj Village as a legacy project of the

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