Sentences with phrase «muslim pilgrims»

I pointed out that religions demand lots of resources (I showed them pictures of a church, a Hindu temple, a Jewish menorah and Muslim pilgrims on Hajj); they pose threats to health (I showed people «purifying their souls» by wading in the stinking germ - laden Ganges) and make people do strange things (I showed rows of Muslims bent over with their heads on the floor).

Other Middle Eastern cities could approach the lethal threshold, including the Saudi holy city of Mecca, a destination for millions of Muslim pilgrims every year, according to the report in the peer - reviewed journal Nature Climate Change.

The city is also a gateway destination for Muslim pilgrims visiting the holy cities of Makkah and Medina.

Muslim pilgrims prepare for Friday prayers in front of the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 9, 2016.

With the opening of the company's flagship Marriott Hotels brand in Makkah, Muslim pilgrims will now have a property that easily resonates with their needs of a futuristic, comfortable and convenient place to stay while undertaking one of the most important journeys in their lives.

Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca after morning prayers, and before the start of this year's hajj pilgrimage.

The island was once a stopover for Muslim pilgrims heading to Mecca.

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Sunday removed Alhaji Sadiq Rabiu, the Chairman of the state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, over allegation of fraud during the...

The announcement was made at the ongoing state Muslim Pilgrims» Welfare boards, agencies and commissions meeting at NAHCON headquarters in Abuja.

Ghanaian Muslim pilgrims who were airlifted to participate in the annual Hajj in Saudi Arabia have begun their journey in the Gulf country.

In an emotional and historic moment, Muslim pilgrims were airlifted from Tamale to Mecca.

Senior church leaders in Lancashire, have expressed their sadness over the four British Muslim pilgrims... More

Senior church leaders in Lancashire, have expressed their sadness over the four British Muslim pilgrims from Lancashire who died in a coach crash in Saudi Arabia.

Muslim pilgrims gather in Medina, the burial place of the prophet Mohammed, for the Hajj pilgrimage.

We have 2 million Muslim pilgrims visiting every year to do the Hajj» — the annual pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca — «and they are no trouble.

Bringing sun - seekers to Saudi beaches could transform a tourism industry that relies almost solely on Muslim pilgrims visiting holy shrines in Mecca and Medina.

Constance Padwick in her book Muslim Devotions quotes one of the prayers that a Muslim pilgrim might say standing before the Tomb of the Prophet at Madina: «I bear witness that you are the apostle of God.

The Member of Parliament for the Tamale North constituency in the Northern Region, Alhassan Suhuyini has complained about conditions Muslims pilgrims in that part of the country are experiencing ahead of the journey to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2017 Hajj.

Not exact matches

It was started to protect Christian pilgrims who were being killed by Muslims, then became an all out campaign to push the beasts out altogether.

Although he admits that contemporary sources like al - Azimi mention Muslim attacks on Christian pilgrims, for Tyerman these reports «invite suspicion.»

A railway - car fire in the town of Godhra, which killed a number of Hindu pilgrims, erupted into a weeks - long concerted massacre directed against Muslims throughout the state.

The Arabs of Palestine are mostly the descendants of pilgrims, visitors, and refugees who sought a haven in the sacred land which is the home of the Mosque of the Rock and the Aqsa Mosque which is venerated by all Muslims as second only to the Ka «ba as a sanctuary.

Crusades was just a response to the Islamic invasion of the holy land to protect Christian pilgrims from muslim kidnapping and selling them to slavery and protect christian churches from further looting.

As communications improved and the number of pilgrims to Mecca increased, many more Ahunds and intellectuals recognized the differences between Chinese and other Muslims and the New Sect grew in strength.

By focusing on the two big wars, you're ignoring the Jews fighting Muslms, Muslims fighting Jews, Muslims fighting other Muslims (Shiites vs. Sunnis), Muslims fighting Hindus, Christians fighting Christians (Protestants vs.Catholics in Northern Ireland); the FACT that the «Pilgrims» had to leave England and Netherlands to escape perscecution by OTHER Christians (Protestants) who were perscecuted by OTHER Christian (Catholics); and the FACT once they got here, they couldn't get along, and that part of the reason the Founding Fathers had f to form a federal govt was to resolve the intolerance they had for each other among the colonies!

Such a site would have drawn pilgrims from across the Muslim world and become a place far more powerful than bin Laden's hideaway in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Sheikh I.C. Quaye, Chairman of the National Hajj Board, expressed gratitude to management of uniBank for their conspicuous care for the Muslim community; he indicated that the Hajj Board has instituted measures to ensure that pilgrims are taken good care of both at home and abroad.

The Minister announced that, the first batch of pilgrims from Mecca will arrive at the Tamale Airport on the 22nd of this month and urged Muslims to come out in their numbers to welcome them.

Delivering a sermon after the Eid prayers in Tamale, the Regional Imam, Sheikh Ahmed Salam, said airlifting pilgrims direct from Tamale made the Hajj easier for Muslims in the region.

Muslims in the Northern Region have commended government for airlifting pilgrims from Tamale to Jeddah to perform this year's Hajj.

«The government has interfaced with the Muslim Ummah through the state Muslim Welfare Board, where within its limited resources, has provided the necessary support to the board, ahead of time to assist the 302 intending pilgrims from the state in handling befitting accommodation, feeding and transport arrangements both in Mecca and Medina.»

Earlier, the Chairman, Ondo State Muslim Welfare Board, Alhaji Khaleel Fawehinmi, had urged the intending pilgrims to pray for the state and country in general.

A train carrying Hindu pilgrims was parked at a station near Godhra, a city already known for religious tensions between its Hindu and Muslim citizens.

«This necessary outdoor Muslim ritual is likely to become hazardous to human health, especially for the many elderly pilgrims when the Hajj occurs during the boreal summer,» the researchers warn.