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Arab News
| over 1 year ago
For the more than 170,000 Indian pilgrims who came through the Haj Committee of India and private tour operators, this year's Haj was a dream come true. Their annual pilgrimage was accident-free due to the excellent arrangements made by the Saudi...
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Arab News
| over 1 year ago
The Saudi Red Crescent's air ambulance unit has performed more than 32 rescue and medical flights to several locations within the holy sites as of Monday. Six flights belonging to the Saudi Red Crescent Authority have spread out between the Saudi Red...
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Arab News
| over 1 year ago
Nov 8, 2011 00:34 Mina, Nov. 7, 2011 Day 4 went without any hassle...Small groups of pilgrims headed to the Jamarat complex, either on foot or via the Makkah Metro, to complete the stoning ritual...At times one just could not believe that there are...
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Daily News & Analysis
| over 1 year ago
For the last few weeks, the city's Muslim community has been preparing for Id-Ul-Zuha (Bakri-Eid), the festival of sacrifice, which is to be celebrated on November 7. Bakri-Eid is celebrated on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Dhuj Hija. Talking...
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The Daily Telegraph
| over 1 year ago
Muslim pilgrims have flooded a valley near the Saudi holy city of Mina to stone pillars representing Satan, on the penultimate day of the annual hajj. The most dangerous rite of the annual hajj proceeded peacefully today as pilgrims rushed to throw...
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Arab News
| over 1 year ago
Nearly 3 million Muslims gathered in Arafat on Saturday to carry out the most important ritual of the Haj. The Haj this year came only days after the world disclosed a populace of seven billion, of which almost 1.5 billion are Muslims. The gathering...
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The Economic Times
| over 1 year ago
Eid-ul-Zuha or the 'festival of sacrifice' was celebrated across the capital today with traditional fervour and gaiety as thousands of faithful flocked to mosques to offer prayers. Muslims attended prayers at various mosques in the city and hugged...
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Daily News & Analysis
| over 1 year ago
The Muslims in the city made the most of a clear sky on Sundaythe eve of one of their biggest festivals, Eid-ul-Zuhaand were seen flocking to shopping hubs for last-minute purchases. As the rains have been lashing the city almost every day, the...
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Arab News
| over 1 year ago
Nov 6, 2011 23:40 Mina, Nov. 6 The sprawling tent city of Mina went into celebratory mode on Sunday as nearly 3 million pilgrims performed with ease the ritual of stoning the devil. Helicopters hovered constantly overhead to monitor the huge crowds...
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Arab News
| over 1 year ago
Saudi Arabia, its leadership and people came in for special praise for the excellent service and impeccable organization of the largest gathering of Muslims every year. At Arafat, the pilgrims instinctively raised their hands and prayed for the well-...
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United Press International
| over 1 year ago
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims in Saudi Arabia stoned pillars representing Satan Sunday as the annual Feast of Sacrifice, Eid al-Adha , began. The beginning of the three-day feast marked the end of the annual pilgrimage of Hajj to Mecca and...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| over 1 year ago
Ramadan Al-fatash November 7, 2011 Pilgrimage noon prayers near Mount Arafat. Saudi Arabia: Nearly 3 million Muslims have performed one of the most important rituals in the annual Haj pilgrimage, Saudi officials said. Clad in seamless white robes,...
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Examiner
| over 1 year ago
The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws 2.5 million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. Millions of Muslims have stoned pillars representing the devil in a symbolic rejection of temptation on the second day...
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Asian Tribune
| over 1 year ago
15 editor This Sunday is the 10th day of Dhu'l Hijjah in the Muslim calendar. Eid al-Ad'ha or Yawm al-Nahr -- when the pilgrims in Makkah sacrifice halal animals following one of the oldest traditions of mankind, dating back to the time of Prophet...
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Time of India
| over 1 year ago
As many as three million pilgrims gathered on Sunday on the historic Mount Arafat and its surrounding plain, marking the peak of the annual Haj pilgrimage. Swarms of pilgrims who had spent the night in Mina on Friday headed towards Arafa to attend...
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Arab News
| over 1 year ago
Governor of Makkah Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also chairman of the Higher Commission for Monitoring Pilgrim Transport, said transport of pilgrims this year is being facilitated through a fleet of nearly 20,000 buses representing 17 private...
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Arab News
| over 1 year ago
Nov 6, 2011 02:09 Arafat, Nov. 5, 2011 The highlight of this year's Haj is, without a doubt, the railway that is shuttling tens of thousands of Saudis, Indians, Pakistanis, Egyptians, Indonesians, Malaysians and Europeans.
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Arab News
| over 1 year ago
Many seriously ill and infirm pilgrims were taken to Arafat on Saturday under medical supervision to perform Haj, a medical source said. The Ministry of Health makes arrangements not only to take care of the general medical needs of millions of...
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Arab News
| over 1 year ago
Minister of Health Abdullah Al-Rabeeah has ordered to include 11 Filipinos injured in a traffic accident on their way to Arafat among a group of sick pilgrims who will be assisted by the Health Ministry in performing Haj. Deputy General Director of...
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Arab News
| over 1 year ago
Civil Defense forces in Haj have mobilized the largest ever fire-extinguishing network in the world to ensure the safety of Haj pilgrims at Arafat. There were no fire-related incidents at Arafat during the biggest ever gathering of Muslims thanks to...
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Arab News
| over 1 year ago
More than 2.5 million pilgrims from around the globe prayed for peace and security on the sprawling plains of Arafat on Saturday amid a forceful condemnation by Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh of those who provoke hostilities between...
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San Jose Mercury News
| over 1 year ago
Libyans long denied the opportunity to make the hajj usually reserved for Moammar Gadhafi's cronies were among the millions of Muslims ascending a holy mountain Saturday to begin the annual weeklong pilgrimage. A red carpet has replaced the Gadhafi...
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NOW Lebanon
| over 1 year ago
The annual hajj pilgrimage that draws millions of Muslim faithful to Mecca has gone hi-tech this year, with the Saudi authorities calling in latest electronic aides to help control the vast crowds. Coping with the world's largest annual human...
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pakistantimes
| over 1 year ago
Mufti-e-Azam (Grand Mufti) of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al Sheikh in his Hajj sermon on Saturday said that killing innocent people is forbidden in Islam and Muslims should respect the rights of other Muslims. Sheikh Abdul Aziz was delivering...
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USA Today
| over 1 year ago
In a White House statement, the president and first lady Michelle Obama also congratulated the millions of Muslims who are performing the annual hajj pilgrimage. "The Eid and Hajj rituals are a reminder of the shared roots of the world's Abrahamic...
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Mail and Guardian
| over 1 year ago
More than two million Muslims gathered on Saturday on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat and its surrounding plain, marking the peak day of the hajj, the world's largest annual pilgrimage. Dressed in white garments, the pilgrims filled the Namera Mosque in...
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ITN
| over 1 year ago
Muslims from around the world are gathering in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Up to three million people are expected to arrive in Mecca for the the rite, which every able-bodied Muslim must perform at least once in their lifetime.
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BDNews24
| over 1 year ago
Dhaka, Nov 5 (bdnews24.com) More than 2.5 million Muslims began massing on Saturday on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat and its surrounding plain, marking the peak day of the largest annual pilgrimage. Swarms of pilgrims who had spent the night in Mina,...
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Zee News
| over 1 year ago
Wearing white seamless robes, the millions of Muslims from every part of the world, started descending on the plains of Mount Arafat early yesterday after spending the night in the city of Mina, that lies 10 kms from Arafat. The people took buses or...
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NOW Lebanon
| over 1 year ago
President Michel Sleiman on Saturday offered a cable of congratulations for the Lebanese and Muslims on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice. Sleiman congratulates the Lebanese in general and the Muslims in particular for the...
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The Daily Star
| over 1 year ago
Muslim pilgrims pray at the foot of Mount Arafat, southeast of the Saudi holy city of Mecca, on November 4, 2011. More than 2.5 million pilgrims gathered in Mecca for the annual hajj, which all able Muslims are required to perform once in their life.
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Times of India
| over 1 year ago
Haj pilgrims gathered in Mina valley on Friday evening and are heading towards the historic Arafat plateau, to mark a crucial part of the annual Haj pilgrimage . The pilgims have come from 81 countries besides Saudi Arabia . About 2 lakh Indians have...
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Associated Press
| over 1 year ago
Wearing white robes to symbolize purity and equality under God, millions of Muslims have begun their annual hajj pilgrimage by climbing a rocky desert hill outside Mecca. Nearly 2.5 million pilgrims started at dawn on Saturday to ascend the Mountain...
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Kuwait Times
| over 1 year ago
Just days before leaving for Makkah the 30-year-old is finishing a mock hajj, part of a three-month training that tens of thousands of Indonesians complete every year in readiness for an annual pilgrimage that draws some two million Muslims from...
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Kuwait Times
| over 1 year ago
Dressed in white, they flooded the streets as they headed towards Mina, around five kilometres east of the holy mosque. The day is known as Tarwiah (Watering) Day, as pilgrims traditionally watered their animals and stocked water for their trip to...
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Arab News
| over 1 year ago
In order to facilitate smooth pilgrim movements to Mina, the special traffic checkpoints in Makkah have started diverting small vehicles on major roads leading to the holy sites since the early morning on Friday. The special checkpoints on King...
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Arab News
| over 1 year ago
The valley of Mina came alive as more than 2.5 million pilgrims from around the world converged on the tent city on their first stop to the plains of Arafat...Officers were out in full force to help the pilgrims and ensure their smooth movement. The...
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Arab News
| over 1 year ago
Nov. 4, 2011 Haj 2011 has begun on a bright note with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, including men, women and children, converging on this tent city with prayers and talbiyah on their lips and Qur'anic verses in their hearts. As the blazing sun...
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Arab News
| over 1 year ago
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also chairman of the Central Haj Committee, warned on Friday that any attempt to exploit the occasion of Haj for political or any other purposes would be seriously dealt with. Prince Khaled issued the...
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NY Daily News
| over 1 year ago
More than 2.5 million pilgrims are expected to make their way to the holy Saudia Arabia by Nov. 7. The pilgrims will crowd the streets of Mecca from Nov. 4 until the seventh. A Muslim pilgrim prays at the top of Noor Mountain on the outskirts of...
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Xtra News
| over 1 year ago
YouTube and the Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information are teaming up to provide a live-stream of the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. "Millions of people from around the world will be able to experience and comment on the event by tuning in via...
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BDNews24
| over 1 year ago
Dhaka, Nov 4 (bdnews24.com) The Hajj pilgrims have started for Mina with chants as the formal rituals of the five-day annual gathering of Muslims kicked off on Friday. According to Islamic calendar, every year Hajj is performed between 8th and 13th...
