Just in time
for the ultimate spiritual journey,
IslamOnline.net will be offering regular guided
tours of its completely overhauled virtual hajj
island inside Second Life where visitors can see
and learn everything about hajj rituals.
"Our experience last year with the hajj was
wonderful and insightful," says Wael Shihab,
deputy manager of IOL Shari`ah Department.
The first batch of Muslim pilgrims from Indian-controlled Kashmir left on Thursday, October 30, for Saudi Arabia to perform hajj. Over 8,000 pilgrims from the Muslim-majority region are expected to perform the ultimate spiritual journey this
year...
Mukhtar Ali was counting the days to embark on the ultimate spiritual journey of hajj, but the global financial crisis which is hitting Pakistan hard has forced him to give up his longtime
dream...
