Saudi Arabia lifts restrictions on Hajj pilgrim numbers for 2023 season | World Info

With no restrictions this yr, the number of Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia inside the upcoming season may be similar to the pre-pandemic ranges, Reuters reported citing state media. Saudi Arabia shouldn't be going to impose any restrictions, along with age limits, on Hajj pilgrims in 2023, in response to the Hajj minister.

“The number of pilgrims will return to what it was sooner than the pandemic, with none age limit,” Tawfiq al-Rabiah, minister of Hajj and Umrah, launched in the midst of the opening of Hajj Expo 2023.

The ministry of Hajj and Umrah, nonetheless, had earlier said that priority for registration this yr may be given to those who haven’t made the pilgrimage sooner than, reported native media.

The pilgrimage is one amongst 5 pillars of Islam, which all able-bodied Muslims with the means are required to hold out a minimal of as quickly as.

(With inputs from companies)