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Tents line the valley of Mina

Advice on the day before Hajj

Jun 13, 2024

Advice to the honoured guests just before Hajj… … More Advice on the day before Hajj

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Hajj: a visual journey through humanity’s greatest annual gathering

Jun 27, 2023

This year’s Hajj pilgrimage peaks today, with close on 2.5 million Muslims in Makkah and surrounds for what is the world’s biggest annual gathering of humanity. … More Hajj: a visual journey through humanity’s greatest annual gathering

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Inside of a tent on Mina – the main camp site for Hajj

Hajj Chronicles revisited: Part 21: Day 1: Mina

Jun 11, 2023

Tent City welcomes you… … More Hajj Chronicles revisited: Part 21: Day 1: Mina

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Hajj: a visual journey through humanity’s greatest annual gathering

Aug 9, 2019

This year’s Hajj pilgrimage commenced today, with close on 3 million Muslims travelling to Makkah and surrounds for what is the world’s biggest annual gathering of humanity. … More Hajj: a visual journey through humanity’s greatest annual gathering

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Hajj: the greatest annual gathering of humanity

Aug 21, 2018

This year’s Hajj pilgrimage commenced yesterday, with close on 3 million Muslims travelling to Makkah and surrounds for what is the world’s biggest annual gathering of humanity. … More Hajj: the greatest annual gathering of humanity

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The Journey of a Lifetime

Jul 17, 2018

I feel for those who leave their kids behind to undertake this trip. It’s heart-breaking…but it’s a necessary pain. It teaches us that, no matter how strong our attachments to the people we have in this life, we have to leave at some point. We have to meet our Creator. The same goes for attachments to material possessions and status. … More The Journey of a Lifetime

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Ready for Hajj series: Part 3 (Days of Hajj)

Sep 27, 2013

Wrapping up the Hajj prep series (after the previous Madinah tipsheet and Makkah tipsheet), our final tipsheet focuses on the big event – the biggest 5 days of your life: Hajj. Download: 5 days of Hajj tipsheet Here, the tips cover day 1 on Mina, the all-important day of Arafah, the journey to Muzdalifah, Eid … More Ready for Hajj series: Part 3 (Days of Hajj)

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Hajj Chronicles Part 21: Day 1: Mina

Jun 12, 2013

Previous posts in this series: Parts 1 to 20 Friday, 4th November, 2011. The day that my wife and I embarked on our Hajj. We’d made all our preparations, entered into ihraam, and we were about to make our way up to our camp on Mina – where hujjaaj spend most of the five days … More Hajj Chronicles Part 21: Day 1: Mina

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The biggest 5 days of your life

Oct 15, 2012

A few weeks back, I’d planned to publish a series of  ‘Hajj tips’ posts – with this one being the first. I ended up not having the time to do the full series as hoped, but due to a recent request – and the stats showing quite a few downloads of the first tipsheet recently … More The biggest 5 days of your life

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