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A journey of faith

Every day, millions of Muslims face towards the East as they perform the five daily prayers. They are facing towards a land to which their hearts and minds frequently travel. This is the Holy City of Mecca. For a Muslim, a journey to the Holy City is unlike any other. It is a journey of faith; a fulfillment of one of the Five Pillars of Islam. All faithful Muslims aspire to go on this journey. The opportunity to go on Hajj – as the journey of faith is called – is a dream come true. Many are...

The Pilgrim and Pilgrimage

Praise be to ALLAH, and peace and blessing, upon the beloved Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdullah (PBUH). Few weeks from now on, over three million muslims from all over around the globe, including those in the Gambia would be received in Mecca, Saudi Arabia as guests of the almighty Allah. Although they would be received in persons by members of the hajj administration, indeed their main recipient is Allah (SWT); whose guest they are and whose commandment they ARE ACTUALLY ABIDDING BY. The whole...

Hajj sensitization for pilgrims

As part of preparations marking this year’s Hajj performance in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, stakeholders in the Hajj operation yesterday held a day’s orientation ceremony for 2008 pilgrims at the conference hall of the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council headquarters along the MDI road in Kanifing. The ceremony which brought together hundreds of pilgrims from various parts of the country was organised by the Orbit Travel Agency, Continental Travel Agency and Banjul Travel Agency and was...

Gamcel Presents 10 Hajj Tickets, Others

The Gambiatelecommunications cellular company Gamcel yesterday held its 2008 grandpromotion at its headquarters along Mamadi Maniyang road, Kanifing. The items presented included 10 Hajj packages, 20scholarships, 5 21”TV sets and 5 2.5KVAgenerators. The pilgrimage package includes air tickets, travel bags, pocketmoney to the 10 lucky winners. Speaking at the occasion, the director of customer serviceswith Gamcel, Mr. Almamy Kassama, thanked their esteemed customers for theirpatronage and...

Gamcel’s Ramadam Campaign Deserves Commendation

The current promotional campaigns of The Gambia Cellular Company (Gamcel), the country’s national GSM operator, of the 100 bags of rice offer to their subscribers is indeed commedable. The national GSM operator is offering 100 bags of rice weekly totalling 400 bags of rice for the whole month of Ramadan. Gamcel didn’t just stop at that, but last week also donated 1,000 bags of sugar to the Muslims in the country through the Islamic Council. In fact donating sugar to Muslims during this Ramadam...

2008 Hajj Operations Set to be Liberalised

As this year’s Hajj operations draws near, the government ofThe Gambia is reported to be currently working on processes to liberalise theHajj operations in the country. A dispatch from the Department of State forLocal Government, Lands and Religious Affairs has stated that all interestedtravel agencies wishing to take part in the 2008 Hajj (Sales andTransportation) are invited to apply through the National Hajj Commission notlater than next week Thursday. According to the release, the...

WOMEN’S WEEKLY - Aja Maimuna Yadalieu Savage -a role model

Born in Banjul, in 1955, Aja Maimuna Savage, proprietress of Muhammed Yadalieu English and Arabic Nursery School, is a renowned Islamic scholar in The Gambia. Speaking to Women’s Weekly at her residence in Banjul, Aja Maimuna Savage explained that she acquired her early childhood Quranic education from her father at the age of three years, and also did her primary education at Methodist Primary School in Banjul, in 1961, from there she proceeded to former Gambia High School where she ...

As 2007 pilgrims return BTA encourages youth participation

Following the conclusion of the 2007 Hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where millions of Muslim worshippers converged in the cities of Mecca and Medina to seek blessings from God, Aja Aisha Tafsir Gaye, a fifteen-year old girl, whose journey was facilitated by the Banjul Travel Agency said her performance in assisting the pilgrims during the hajj was acknowledged and appreciated by all Gambians who performed the Hajj this year. According to reports monitored by BTA in the Kingdom of Saudi...

Saudi Grants Gambia Foreign Operator Certificate

First among African Countries The Point has gathered from unimpeachable sources that The Gambia on Wednesday, 26th September 2007, became the first African country to be granted Foreign Operator Certificate by the Saudi authorities. This certificate is a mandatory requirement to uplift pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The acquisition of the invaluable certificate, granted following a long and rigorous audit process conducted by the Saudi authorities, is believed to be a giant and...

Jammeh receives Prophet’s message - Discusses 2007/08 hajj with Commission

President Yahya Jammeh, has received a copy of a message sent to the then King Makawhis of Egypt, by the holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The message was purportedly sent to the Egyptian monarch for him to covert to Islam and submit himself to the Almighty Allah; a fundamental requirement for conversion to Islam. The copy of the artefact, which was contained in a blue jewellery-shape box, was presented to the Gambian leader, by Alhaji Kebba Landing Sanyang, Amir of the National Hajj Commission,...