2025 Hajj: FCT begins orientation for intending pilgrims
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board is set to conduct the first phase of education and orientation exercises for intending pilgrims for this year’s hajj. The Director of the Board, Mallam Kadiri Edah, who disclosed this in an interview in Abuja, said the orientation exercise is billed to take place on Saturday […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board is set to conduct the first phase of education and orientation exercises for intending pilgrims for this year’s hajj.
The Director of the Board, Mallam Kadiri Edah, who disclosed this in an interview in Abuja, said the orientation exercise is billed to take place on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9, February 2025 at the FCT Permanent Hajj camp located at Basan Jiwa close to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
According to the Director, Islamic scholars have already been mobilised for the exercise to prepare the intending pilgrims to achieve an acceptable Hajj.
Mallam Edah explained that the exercise will be conducted in phases to enable the intending pilgrims to be enlightened on the hajj rites as well as new policies introduced for this year’s Hajj by the Saudi authorities and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).
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He explained that the board had already mapped out strategies to educate the intending pilgrims on the exercise, especially as new policies were introduced by the Saudi Arabian government in respect of the exercise this year.