Celebrated Pakistani actor Fawad Khan has performed Hajj with his family. Not many people knew that Fawad is going to perform holy ritual along with his wife, Sadaf Fawad Khan for the very first time. Fawad, managed to keep his Hajj journey low key, that is why he missed the premier of ‘Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2‘in which he has made […]
Hajj
More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage
More than two million Muslims from around the globe on Sunday started the hajj pilgrimage at Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest annual gatherings. The ultra-conservative kingdom, which is undergoing dramatic social and economic reforms, has mobilised vast resources for the six-day journey, one of the five pillars of Islam. […]
Saudi Arabia tests Japan-inspired ‘nap pods’ for hajj
Mansour al-Amer swipes a card to reveal a narrow sleep pod, reminiscent of Japan’s famed capsule hotels. But this pod is in Saudi Arabia, where the Muslim hajj pilgrimage begins Sunday. The kingdom has plans to introduce capsule rooms in the western city of Mina in the coming days, as an estimated two million Muslim […]