Saudi Arabia to allow nearly 1,000 pilgrims in scaled-down hajj
World | Jul 21, 2020, 08:41 AM ISTSaudi Arabia's decision to hold a "very limited" hajj is fraught with political and economic peril and comes after several Muslim nations pulled out of the ritual that forms one of the main pillars of Islam. The hajj -- a must for able-bodied Muslims at least once in their lifetime -- could be a major source of the contagious outbreak, as millions of pilgrims would be offering prayers within enclosed religious sites.