A few months after finding the light of Islam, popular award winning Nigerian actress Mercy Aigbe has embarked on the lifetime journey of hajj to Makkah with her husband.
The actress, who recently announced her conversion to Islam, took to Instagram to share the news of their departure, Pulse.ng reported.
Mercy, now named Meenah, shared the photos of her and her husband in the airport, captioning the post, “Hajj 2023…… Alhamdulilah.”
She later shared another photo from Madinah during Jumuah prayer.
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The Nollywood star revealed her conversion to Islam during a Ramadan lecture which she hosted with her husband Kazeem Adeoti.
Hajj is an important event in the Islamic calendar as millions of Muslims gather every year in Saudi Arabia city of Makkah to perform the life-time journey.
The rituals of Hajj will occur this year between Monday, June 26 and Saturday, July 1. Furthermore, `Eid al-Adha will start on June 29.
Hajj consists of several rituals which are meant to symbolize the essential concepts of the Islamic faith. They also commemorate the trials of Prophet Abraham and his family.
Every able-bodied adult Muslim who can financially afford the trip must perform hajj at least once in a lifetime.