(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 ...

The Ka’ba, in the centre of Makkah (Mecca), is the most sacred site in Islam For their journey to count as Hajj, a Muslim must make the pilgrimage during the month of Dhu’l-Hijja, which is the ...

Free-of-charge reservation cancellation should be made by April Pilgrims perform prayers at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage, on June 19, 2023.

President John Dramani Mahama has cautioned that the Hajj pilgrimage should not be treated as a profit-making venture but rather as a religious and spiritual journey for Muslims. Speaking at the ...

Saudi has banned bringing children along for Hajj, changed the payment method and implemented a single-entry visa for travelers from 14 countries. These changes have ended the old traditions of ...

what this means is that instead of the usual method of giving them cash, each Pilgrim will be issued an ATM card to be used for withdrawing their money during the hajj exercise in the Kingdom of ...

But the major change is banning the children for Hajj pilgrimage. The government has also changed the payment method and implemented a single-entry visa for Hajj pilgrims from 14 countries.

For domestic pilgrims, ID or residency permit must be valid until Dhul Hijjah 10 Cairo: Saudi Arabia has announced rules for citizens and Muslim foreign residents wishing to perform this year's ...

Hajj 2025: Big announcement by Saudi Arabia...after ban on entry of children and change in visa policy, now this... The Saudi Arabian government has issued guidelines regarding in which cases the ...