First Batch of Hajj Pilgrims Set for May 20 Departure
According to a news report from Leadership, the first contingent of intending pilgrims from Kwara State is scheduled for airlift from Babatunde Idiagbon International Airport, Ilorin, to Saudi Arabia on May 20, 2024.
Abdulsalam Abdulkadir, the executive secretary of Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, revealed this information during a briefing in Ilorin yesterday.
A total of 3,102 individuals will embark on the hajj pilgrimage from the state this year, as disclosed by Abdulkadir during an enlightenment programme organized for the intending pilgrims.
He mentioned that the pilgrims would undergo vaccination and luggage collection procedures on Tuesday prior to their departure.
Prof. Mashood Mahmud-Jimba, the board's chairman, urged the pilgrims to anticipate and prepare for the challenges they might encounter in Saudi Arabia, considering them integral parts of their worship. He also stressed the importance of maintaining good conduct before, during, and after the pilgrimage to reap full spiritual rewards.
In addition, Justice Abdullateef Kamaldeen, the Grand Khadi of the Kwara State Shariah Court of Appeal, advised the intending pilgrims to approach the hajj with a sense of reverence for Allah.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Ayobami Akanbi Hussein Oloyede Bolakale Kawu Agaka M.Y. Abdulrahaman C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory Ademola Kiyesola IYA YUSUF Sidikat Uthman Ajibola Gbemi Saraki Oke-Oyi NULGE Folorunsho Erubu Muritala Olarewaju Oba Sulaiman Asude Samuel Olusegun Adedayo Wahab Egbewole Kwara Poly Hassan Taiye Salam Ekweremadu Kwara State Fish Farmers Association Otoge Ileloke Yusuf Amuda Gobir Rebecca Bake Atiku Abubakar Fatimat Saliu Alaro Madawaki Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa NIPR Tsaragi/Share CLAY POT Arik Onilu Mike Omotosho Wahab Kunle Shittu Press Release Omu Aran Mohammed Lawal Olatunji Moronfoye Yaman Habeeb Saidu Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development Ariyo Tunde Yusuf Wahab Abayawo Taiwo Joseph Omu-aran AGILE Programme Unilorin Tunde Kazeem Abdulquawiy Olododo Yusuf AbdulRasheed Moronfoye Isiaka Abdulrazak Asa Kayode Issa Ajikobi Frootify Benin Republic ER-KANG General Hospital, Offa Moshood Bakare Segun Ogunsola Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd Kanu Agabi Saba Jibril Kwasu Tosin Saraki Iyeru Grammar School Sulu Babaita Isiaka Bashiru Makama Kisra Lawal Jimoh SSA Youth Engagement

