Ammon – The most important pilgrim has arrived within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as she is 130 years previous, to carry out the Hajj rituals for this yr 2024.
Algerian pilgrim Sarhoda Setiti was given a heat welcome when she arrived at King Abdulaziz Worldwide Airport in Jeddah to carry out Hajj rituals.
Hajja Sarhouda Setiti comes from the Algerian state of Tebessa.
Saudi officers stated greater than 1.5 million international pilgrims had arrived within the nation by Tuesday, principally by airplane, from all over the world.
Extra are anticipated to hitch them, and tons of of 1000’s of Saudis and others dwelling in Saudi Arabia will be part of them when the Hajj begins.
Saudi officers confirmed that they anticipate the variety of pilgrims this yr to exceed the quantity recorded in 2023, as greater than 1.8 million folks carried out the Hajj, approaching pre-epidemic ranges unfold of Covid-19.
In 2019, greater than 2.4 million Muslims carried out the Hajj.
Among the many pilgrims are 4,200 Palestinians from the West Financial institution who arrived in Mecca earlier this month, in accordance with the Palestinian Ministry of Endowments and Non secular Affairs.
Palestinians within the Gaza Strip couldn’t journey to Saudi Arabia to carry out Hajj this yr, due to the warfare that has been happening for about eight months between Israel and Hamas.
On Tuesday, many pilgrims had been seen carrying umbrellas for cover from the solar, because the temperature reached 42 levels Celsius throughout the day.
On this context, Rabiaa Al Rajhi, a Moroccan lady who got here to Mecca for Hajj together with her husband and their daughter, stated, “I felt relieved after I arrived on the Nice Mosque and noticed the Kaaba I’m very glad.
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