Saudi To Allow Around 1,000 Pilgrims To Perform Hajj -Minister

Saudi To Allow Around 1,000 Pilgrims To Perform Hajj -Minister

Muslim pilgrims perform the “Tawaf al-Ifada”, a mandatory circumambulation around the Kaaba , Islam’s holiest shrine, at the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on August 11, 2019, following their descent from Mount Arafat.Saudi Arabia will allow around 1,000 pilgrims residing in the kingdom to perform the hajj this year, a minister said Tuesday, after it announced the ritual would be scaled back due to coronavirus.

“The number of pilgrims will be around 1,000, maybe less, maybe a little more,” Hajj Minister Mohammad Benten told reporters.

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