Makkah Grand Mosque ready to receive Hajj pilgrims
article author: Arab NewsAuthor: Fri, 2021-07-16 01:23
JEDDAH: The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has stopped issuing prayer permits in the Grand Mosque, starting Friday, in preparation for Hajj to receive pilgrims.
Prayer permits will be issued again starting July 24, the ministry said.
The yearly pilgrimage to Makkah is considered the world’s largest human gathering, with almost 2.5 million pilgrims in 2019.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Hajj is restricted to 60,000 pilgrims, all coming from within the Kingdom. Main category: Saudi ArabiaTags: Hajj 2021Makkah
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