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Women can apply for Hajj without Muharram

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Riyadh: (Web Desk) The Saudi government has approved three packages for people residing in Saudi Arabia for Hajj this year, allowing women to submit Hajj applications without a mahram. Arab Media According to Arab media, online registration has started for all citizens who intend to perform Hajj. The registration process for Hajj, which started yesterday, will continue till 10 pm on June 23. This year also the global epidemic the Hajj has been restricted to Saudi citizens and people living in Saudi Arabia. Only 60,000 people will be able to perform Hajj. The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah  The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has approved three Hajj packages for Hajj this year. The Hajj package has been increased due to special precautionary measures against corona. 3 packages According to the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah , 3 packages have been introduced for Hajj this year. 1- The first package is 'Guest Special Tower', the fee of which is 16,560 riyals per person. 2- T...

The importance and virtue of Hajj in Islam

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 The special grace of Allah Almighty towards the believing servant is that He has bestowed upon him some acts of worship by which the servant receives his spiritual star, peace and tranquility of heart and food and blessings of this world and the Hereafter. One of these is Hajj. Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam. Just as prayer, fasting, and zakat are obligatory acts of worship, so too Hajj is one of the most blessed and obligatory duties for financially and physically able Muslim men and women. Hajj is an Arabic word. Meaning: To intend, to visit, to resolve, to seek, to meet, to desire or to promise, to desire a great deed. In the terminology of Shari'ah, Hajj is the pilgrimage to the Holy House of God, the Ka'bah, in order to perform the obligatory acts of the Almighty and to perform certain acts within the prescribed time limit of Hajj in the hope of gaining nearness and satisfaction of Allah. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): “It is obligatory upon Allah to perfo...