Eid al-Adha

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Hujaaj commence with the pelting of Jamarats in Mina, Saudi Arabia

By Kouthar Sambo Muslims across the country celebrate the joyous Eid al-Adha with family and friends while keeping the Hujaaj in their duas (supplication). Khidmatul Awaam’s Moulana Dawood Sampson said Hujaaj is rather fatigued after completing the Tawaf (circling the Kaba seven times counterclockwise) and Sayee (the distance between the hills of Safa and Marwa). As the Takbeer is echoed throughout Mina, Saudi Arabia, Moulana further emphasized the importance of […]

today29 June 2023

International News

Afghan gov’t, Taliban agree Eid al-Adha ceasefire

The Taliban has announced a three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha starting on Friday. The move, announced on Tuesday, could signal the start of the long-delayed peace talks after President Ashraf Ghani signalled negotiations with the Taliban could start next week. The Taliban proposed the ceasefire after President Ghani described progress in a contentious prisoner exchange that has thrown up numerous hurdles to talks starting. […]

today29 July 2020

International News

South Asia animal sellers go online for Eid al-Adha

Prancing in front of a camera with its blond mane blowing in the wind, "007" is one of the thousands of goats being sold online as Muslims prepare for a key religious festival shaken this year by the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of goats, sheep and cattle are slaughtered annually during Eid al-Adha - the festival of sacrifice - one of two major holy days observed by Muslims across the world, […]

today28 July 2020

International News

Israeli Knesset members take to Al-Aqsa after Netanyahu lifts ban

A number of right-wing members of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, took to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under heavy military protection on Tuesday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lifted a ban on MK visits to the holy site imposed in October 2015, which aimed to ease tensions amid a deadly wave of political unrest that erupted across the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel. Netanyahu had decided to temporarily lift the […]

today30 August 2017

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