has approved four banks to support and implement the Hajj Savings Scheme. Abdulbasit Abba, an official in the Information and Publications Division of NAHCON, announced the development in a ...

Four banks have been authorized by Nigeria's National Hajj Commission to administer and assist the Hajj Savings Scheme. In addition to Ja’iz Bank, three new Islamic banks; Taj Bank, Alternative ...

Saudi Arabia is one of the most visited countries in the world, especially by Muslims who travel there for religious purposes. Millions of people visit the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah each year ...

(RNS) — The changes are not only sensible but, after last year's massive loss of life at the Hajj, necessary. (RNS) — Hajj is too expensive. Hajj is too crowded. Hajj isn’t regulated well ...

He then told Ibrahim to leave Hajira and Isma’il with some food and water. Those completing the Hajj are known as Hajji. Everyone taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage is treated as an equal and ...

Abba stated, “A significant milestone for the Hajj Savings Scheme, three new Islamic banks—Taj Bank, Alternative Bank, and Lotus Bank—have officially joined the initiative to support ...

It's such a holy place only Muslims are allowed in. My family are saving up for the Hajj and I want to find out more about what it's like so I'm meeting Mary Batool Al-Toma a tour guide for Muslim ...

One of the five pillars of Islam is that each believer is called, at least once in their lives, to make the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage that starts and ends in the holy city of Mecca located in ...

Pilgrims perform prayers at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage, on June 19, 2023. AFP Cairo: Saudi Arabia, Islam’s birthplace, has said it is fully ...