History of tragedies at hajj pilgrimage

The deadly stampede at the hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday that killed at least 717 people is just the latest tragedy to strike the pilgrimage.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Jun

Pilgrimage that may lead to sin

>Uganda is a superstition-prone country. Some Ugandans sacrifice animals, and sometimes human beings because they want to be rich. Others sacrifice in order to get ‘blessings’ or to cover a new car or house with the blood of an animal or human being.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

17 Oct

Shock as tragedies hit poll campaign

Pressure and intensity of highly competitive elections could be taking its toll on parliamentary candidates.

 

10 years ago

Vijimambo

Hajj the Divine journey

 

10 years ago

Vijimambo

SALAM ZA EID EL HAJJ

Familia ya Bilal NY inatoa salam za Eid kwa waislam wote popote pale walipo, na wanawaombea mahujaji wote waliokwenda kutekelea nguzo tano (hija) kukubaliwa  hija zao na kurudi safari yao salama, pia wanaombea na wale waliokuwa hawajabahatika kuhiji na wao Mungu awape uwezo, kuweza kutekeleza nguzo hiyo,Amin

 

10 years ago

Tanzania Daima

05 Oct

Idd El Hajj njema

WAISLAMU nchini leo wanasherehekea Sikukuu ya Idd el- Hajj ambayo wahujaji walikuwa katika mji wa Makka wakihiji Kuhiji ni nguzo ya tano katika Uislamu, lakini nguzo hii hutekelezwa na watu...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Oct

Mufti: We cannot have another Hajj tragedy

Mufti Abubakar Zubeir bin Ally yesterday appealed to the government to take initiatives by holding talks with their Saudi Arabia counterparts to chart new ways of averting future disasters during the pilgrimage.

 

9 years ago

BBC

Hajj stampede 'beyond human control'

Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric, the grand mufti, says Thursday's stampede that killed more than 700 people was "beyond human control".

 

9 years ago

BBC

28 Sep

Nigeria Hajj deaths rise to 54

At least 54 Nigerians are known to have died in Thursday's stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, says Nigeria's National Hajj Commission.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Oct

Hajj survivors call for investigations

Some Tanzanian pilgrims who survived the deadly stampede during this year’s hajj in Mina near Islam’s holiest city of Mecca yesterday called for formation of an independent international team to investigate the causes of the incident that killed at least 769 people and injured 934 others.

 

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