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Mallam Sulaiman Usman is the Director of Planning and Research, Information and Library Sciences, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON. He is also the Makkah Cordinator, 2017 Hajj. In this interview, he spoke about the multifaceted challenges faced by the commission during this just concluded hajj, which according to him include hajj fares, feeding and accommodation of pilgrims at the holy land and why stakeholders have to embrace change in the whole arrangment
Read More The theatre of absurdities in Burma, is a matter of concern not only for Muslims all over the world but every reasonable homo sapien. As long as real blood runs in your vein, these killings which can be described as genocide of the decade must stop.
Read More The Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria, MMPN, Lagos chapter, has lent its voice against the killing of Muslims in Rohingya village, Burma just as the group congratulated Muslims on the new Hijrah year 1439 A.H which commenced yesterday.
Read More As activities for this year’s hajj draw to a close in Makkah, pilgrims sponsored by Folawiyo group of companies have continued to pour encomiums on the companies managed by Mr Tunde Folawiyo just as several sessions of prayers were held for the soul of the founder of the companies, Late Abdulwahab Iyanda Folawiyo, at Mount Arafah and Masajida Al Haram, both in Makkah and Madinah.
Read More When Ismail’s mother, Hajar, known as Hagai exhausted the water she had in her skin bag left by her husband, Ibrahim, she went on searching for more within the area. Mother and child became thirsty. Hajar, confused tossing in agony; left her baby, Ismail, in search of water. She walked to the mountain of As-Safâ nearest to her on that land. She stood on it and started looking at the valley keenly expecting to get help from somebody around who could help, but none came.
Read More In achieving a hitch free hajj, as well as reducing the risk of ill health, provision of good food and accommodation is key. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON and the Pilgrims Welfare Board from various states have taken this issue with all serious attention.
Read More The Elders group, Majlis Ansarullah has called on government and Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) to find lasting solution to strikes in the educational sector of the economy and save the sector from collapse.
Read More INDEPENDENT Hajj Reporters have urged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to sanction service providers and tour operators who delivered poor services to Nigerian pilgrims in Muna and Arafat.
Read More Chairman National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Barrister Abdullah Muhammad Mukhtar has congratulated, Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for successfully completing the Hajj rites, commending Lagos state for the facilities provided for their pilgrims.
Read More Activities for 2017 Hajj rites are beginging to wind up after over two million Muslims gathered at mount Arafat proclaiming the greatness of Almighty Allah and throwing pebbles at the devil, represented by three thick walls at Jamarat, about 18 kilometers away from Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Read More It is the day on which Allah took the covenant from the progeny of Adam; it is the day of forgiveness of sins, freedom from the Fire and pride in the people who are there: fasting on this day is expiation for two years for those who are not on Hajj, so everyone is blessed
Read More Eid-ul-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice, is celebrated by Muslims all over the world today. It is a major festival in Islam which enjoys special significance; of absolute faith and submission to Allah, love for the kith and kin, sharing of food and peaceful coexistence. It does not only mark the climax of Hajj or Pilgrimage, the fifth pillar of Islam but it also commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s readiness and his son, Ismail’s consent to be sacrificed following God’s commandment in a dream.
Read More In a solemn gathering, tears flow freely while prayers for protection and safe return filled the air as the 2332 pilgrims from Lagos state prepare for another important stage in the annual hajj rites in Saudi Arabia.
Read More The Chief Missioner, Ansarud-deen Society of Nigeria, Sheikh Abdurrahman Ahmad has urged President Muhammad Buhari to shun any form of distractions in giving utmost attention to the problems facing the country, saying, “the task ahead of us is very wide, in a way to clear the mess we need to get our bearings right, we need to be focused and we need to avoid vices in all its ramifications.
Read More Determined to eradicate poverty from the country, Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation (ZSF) has empowered new corps of small-scale entrepreneurs to be economic independent and boost the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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