The Chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan, Grand Mufti Nauryzbai Kazhy Taganuly held talks with the Minister of Hajj and Umrah of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tawfik ibn Fawzan al-Rabia to reduce the cost of the Hajj for Kazakhstanis.
The authorities of Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to double the Hajj quota for pilgrims from the republic, MIR 24 reports with reference to the press service of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
The Saudi authorities have decided to lift the restrictions imposed earlier due to COVID-19 when organizing the Hajj this year, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said in a statement.
Haramain Express runs between Mecca and Medina at a speed of over 300 km/h!
Hajj to the holy places for all Muslims of Mecca and Medina began in Saudi Arabia. This year, after a two-year break due to the pandemic, foreign pilgrims will be allowed into the country. According to local authorities, about a million people will perform the hajj, including more than 11,000 Russians.
Muslims around the world are preparing for Eid al-Adha. At this time, one of the most popular tourist destinations for Muslims – Mecca and Medina – opens on the eve of the holiday. However, they are not open for everyone – many believers, even in their entire lives, fail to perform the Hajj.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev performed a small hajj in Mecca, the press service of the head of state reports.
Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia performed the rite of beating the devil. He personifies the tradition according to which the devil tried to interfere with Ibrahim when he was going to pray.
More than two and a half million Muslims from all over the world perform in Saudi Arabia the main rite of the Hajj – standing on Mount Arafat. Each participant must pass this test, otherwise the pilgrimage will be invalidated.
