Hajj 2026: NAHCON Tasks Ulama on Efficient Pilgrims’ Education, Spiritual Guidance
The Chairman of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Amb. Ismail Yusuf Abba, has tasked the Ulama team to support the Commission in conducting intensive sensitization sessions in multiple languages before and during the hajj, giving guidance and equipping pilgrims with clear understanding of the rudiments and essential aspects of hajj rites.
The chairman reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to deepening pilgrims’ education and spiritual preparedness ahead of the 2026 Hajj, during a strategic engagement and inauguration of the 2026 Hajj Ulama Team on Wednesday 22nd April 2026 at the Hajj House, Abuja.
He stressed that the continuous guidance, as well as prompt response to pilgrims’ questions and concerns, particularly in situations involving challenges that may affect the validity of their hajj, will help them in performing their religious obligations correctly.
The Ulama team will also organize special prayer sessions at key locations during Hajj, particularly at Arafat for Nigeria, leaders, national security, unity, peace, and economic prosperity.
The Ulama team collectively affirmed their readiness to ensure spiritually fulfilling experience for Nigerian pilgrims; while emphasizing the importance of nurturing the mental readiness of pilgrims, encouraging unity, sincerity, patience, and total devotion to Allah, while reinforcing the significance of hajj as a transformative act of worship.
The meeting brought together 120 respected prominent Islamic clerics from across the country, including Professor Mansur Ibrahim Sokoto, Sheikh Bala Lau, Sheikh Abdulrahman Olanrewaju Ahmed, Sheikh Abdulmuhyi Nasir representing Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, Sheikh Abdulrahman Olanrewaju Ahmed, Sheikh Nasir Adam, Sheikh Muhammad Kabir Haruna Gombe, Sheikh Usman Usman Dahiru Bauchi, and Dr. Isa Akindele Solahuddeen among others.
