18 August 2019
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Anadolu Agency photographers visited the areas of Arafat, Muzdalifa, the Mina Valley and the place where pilgrims stone the shaytan.
14 August 2019
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  Yaser Birjas It was the last day of Hajj yesterday. Mina, the tent city, which came to life only during the days of Hajj is now suddenly empty, again. The Hajj season is officially over. While…
12 August 2019
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Mecca. — 200 people arrived in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, from Christchurch, New Zealand, last week to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which began on Friday. They are survivors of the March 2019…
12 August 2019
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  Yaser Birjas The days of Tashreeq are the days following the Eid day. These are the appointed days Allah mentioned in Surat al-Baqara: “Celebrate the praises of Allah during the Appointed Days.…
10 August 2019
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The third day of Hajj is known in Arabic as يوم النحر (Yawm-un-Nahr) or the Day of Sacrifice, it is also known as Eid-ul-Adha. There are two opinions on the origin of this name Yawm-un-Nahr: 1. The…
09 August 2019
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The 8th of Dhul Hijjah — Yawm at-Tarwiyah   Yaser Birjas The Messenger of Allah (salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “ الحج عرفة “ or “Hajj is Arafah“. The Arabic text implies a very important…
09 August 2019
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  Yaser Birjas The official day of Hajj is the 8th day, known in Arabic as Yawm at-Tarwiyah or “the day of fetching water and quenching the thirst.” Arafah is the main day of Hajj, in which the…