MAKING HAJJ: A LIFELONG DREAM IS REALIZED

From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | Date: April 9, 1998| Author: WAHEED KHALID | Copyright information


The Record (Bergen County, NJ)

04-09-1998

MAKING HAJJ: A LIFELONG DREAM IS REALIZED
By WAHEED KHALID
Date: 04-09-1998, Thursday
Section: RELIGION & VALUES
Edition: All Editions -- 2 Star B, 2 Star P, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early

"And proclaim the Pilgrimage among men: They will come to thee on
foot and (mounted on every kind of camel, lean on account of journeys
through deep and distant mountain highways); Prophet Ibrahim (peace be ...

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