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India | February 06, 2023 22:43 ISTThere will be 25 points marked this time through which a pilgrim can proceed comfortably for his Hajj.
There will be 25 points marked this time through which a pilgrim can proceed comfortably for his Hajj.
Earlier on January 5, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that people living in the country wanting to perform Hajj this year can apply for pilgrimage, as per the Arab News report.
The incident disrupted Hajj management efforts and was in violation of the government's guidelines on Hajj and Umrah.
The annual Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia re-starts this year after remaining suspended for two years due to the Covid pandemic.
A statement on the state-run Saudi Press Agency quoted the kingdom’s Hajj and Umrah Ministry making the announcement. It said this year’s hajj, which will begin in mid-July, will be limited to those ages 18 to 65.
Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca is the fifth and final pillar of Islam. Saudi had in 2020 annulled the annual pilgrimage due to the pandemic. Later it allowed a limited number of pilgrims to perform the Hajj.
Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Naqvi on Monday said that Hajj 2021 is expected to take place by June-July next year but the final decision will be subjected to national and international COVID-19 protocols and standards.
Pilgrims on Monday bade farewell to Mecca after Hajj rituals were concluded. The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque had provided all relevant facilities for the pilgrims while ensuring precautionary measures against COVID-19.
Muslim pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation, began arriving at Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Wednesday for the start of a historically unique and scaled-down hajj experience reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic.
A Saudi official said Tuesday that the hajj pilgrimage, which usually draws up to 2.5 million Muslims from all over the world, will only see at the most a few thousand pilgrims next month due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.
Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take steps to confirm all the 6,028 Hajj applications recommended by Tamil Nadu for this year's pilgrimage.
First batch of 304 Hajj pilgrims left Srinagar on Thursday for Saudi Arabia to perform this year's Hajj pilgrimage.
Jamal Siddiqui, president, Maharashtra State Haj Committee, said 35,711 people from Maharashtra had submitted applications for performing Hajj in Saudi Arabia this year.
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After last year’s stampede that killed more than 2000 people during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the Saudi Arabia administration has announced that electronic bracelets will be given to Muslim pilgrims travelling to the Islam’s holiest city this year.
Tehran (Iran): Iran has officially declared that the country will not send its pilgrims to the Hajj this year and blamed Saudi Arabia saying that the kingdom has failed to provide adequate security to the
Iran and Saudi Arabia have failed to resolve a row over the Hajj pilgrimage and Iranian citizens will not travel to Mecca this year.
New Delhi: The death toll of Indians in the Hajj stampede has risen to 101 even as 32 nationals still remain missing after the last month's tragedy."Saudi authorities have identified more pilgrims who died in
Tehran: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has threatened a “fierce” reaction if Saudi Arabia fails to promptly repatriate the bodies of more than 200 Iranian pilgrims killed in last week's hajj stampede.Khamenei's warning came
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