Hajj will begin on July 6 and end on July 10, while the Day of Arafat will fall on July 8.
After the sighting of the crescent on Wednesday evening, it was announced that the five-day celebration of Eid al-Adha would begin on July 9. This will be the 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic Hijri calendar.
The celebration of Eid al-Adha is dedicated to the devotion of the Prophet Ibrahim to Allah. As a test of Ibrahim's determination to unquestioningly submit to the command of his Lord, Allah ordered him to sacrifice his son Ismail. Ibrahim was ready to do what was asked of him, but at the last moment Allah replaced Ismail with a ram. Therefore, Eid al-Adha is known as the festival of sacrifice.
Dhul-Hijjah, which begins this year on June 30, is the month during which the Hajj pilgrimage is performed. Hajj will begin on the 7th of Dhul-Hijjah (July 6) and end on the 11th of the month (July 10). The Day of Arafat falls on the 9th day of Dhul-Hijjah (July 8).
The tents of the pilgrims at Arafat, as well as the residential accommodations in Mina and Muzdalifah, have been inspected and are fully ready to receive the guests of God for the Hajj, the authorities stated.
On June 4, Saudi Arabia welcomed the first foreign pilgrims who arrived in the country to perform the Hajj since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.
Pilgrims who arrived at Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Medina from Indonesia were presented with flowers, dates, and Zamzam water.