Haj pilgrimage News

Pakistani pilgrims undertaking Haj pilgrimage in Mecca faced severe hardship due to official negligence, with reports of broken suitcases, inedible food, and lack of care.  

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman offered his complete support for India's activities during its current G20 Presidency. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his appreciation for Saudi Arabia's "excellent support". Prime Minister Modi sent greetings for the upcoming Haj journey.

The first flight with Haj pilgrims to Madina in Saudi Arabia departed from Kerala’s Kochi airport on Saturday. 377 passengers took off in the SV 5747 flight of Saudi Arabian Airlines. It was flagged off by V Abdurahiman, Kerala Minister for Wakf and Hajj pilgrimage.

Coronavirus vaccine will be administered to those going for Haj pilgrimage from India This was announced by Union Minister MA Naqvi The last date for submission of application forms for Haj 2021 is January 10, the Minister said.

Haj pilgrim to begin from India from June 2021 with COVID-19 restrictions. The Haj Committee informed about the Haj Action Plan 2021 on Thursday. Haj pilgrims will be selected through a lottery system in January and then again in July.

Jun A record 2 lakh Indian pilgrims will perform Haj this year with more than 48 per cent of them being women, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Tuesday.

Imran Khan has been at the receiving end of severe backlash - most of it from opposition parties - after his government withdrew the subsidy given on Haj for this year, on January 31.

At least 32 Muslim women had in past applied to go on Haj without a ‘mehram’.

Terming the policy of allowing Muslim women to perform Haj only in the company of a male guardian as "injustice", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government has removed the restriction following which hundreds of women have applied to travel alone for the pilgrimage.

The draft Haj policy was submitted to Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday.

The pilgrimage started on August 31, with more than two million pilgrims, including 1.8 million foreigners, expected to participate.

Haj pilgrimage is a lifetime dream of every Muslim and Haj House at Ranchi would facilitate the journey for people of the state, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday.

Uttar Pradesh's Muslim Waqf and Haj Minister Mohsin Raza Khan on Saturday urged rich Muslims to leave Haj subsidy for the deserving poor.

The annual five-day Haj pilgrimage begins on Saturday.

The Uttar Pradesh Haj Committee has released the schedule for annual Haj pilgrimage for 2016, an official said on Wednesday.

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from around the world, including from India, made their way in droves to the valley of Mina to perform the Hajj which begins tomorrow and will culminate with the symbolic stoning of Satan on Friday.

A massive construction crane crashed into Mecca`s Grand Mosque in stormy weather on Friday, killing at least 107 people and injuring 238, Saudi authorities said, days before the annual hajj pilgrimage.