٠٠:٠٢:٥٥Thousands of Muslim worshippers arrived in Mecca to join the Hajj pilgrimage ahead of the Eid al-Adha celebrations on Sunday.
Worshippers can be seen walking around the Kaaba inside the Masjid al-Haram Mosque, the most sacred site in the Islamic world as well as performing prayers.
"An an indescribable feeling, praise be to God, since 2019 I wanted to perform Hajj, but Corona came upon us, so we will not be able to go to Hajj, and today we came, praise be to God and thanks be to God," said Amina Shehab, a pilgrim from Morocco.
Tayseer Al-Atawneh, a worshipper from Palestine, mentioned that a sense of despair and frustration overwhelmed them as a result of consecutive years without the Hajj pilgrimage, leading to overcrowding when people finally resumed their pilgrimage.
This year, approximately 6,600 individuals from Gaza and the West Bank embarked on a journey to Mecca to partake in the Hajj pilgrimage.
Saudi Arabia confirmed on Sunday evening that the annual Hajj pilgrimage is scheduled to commence on June 26, with Eid al-Adha following two days later. This announcement was made after the sighting of the crescent moon, signalling the beginning of Dhul Hijjah, the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar.
As a result, Dhul Hijjah will commence on Monday, enabling the determination of the start dates for both Hajj, which takes place on the eighth day of the month and Eid al-Adha, which begins on the tenth day.
Saudi Arabia: Thousands of worshippers flock to Mecca for Hajj pilgrimage ahead of Eid al-Adha
Thousands of Muslim worshippers arrived in Mecca to join the Hajj pilgrimage ahead of the Eid al-Adha celebrations on Sunday.
Worshippers can be seen walking around the Kaaba inside the Masjid al-Haram Mosque, the most sacred site in the Islamic world as well as performing prayers.
"An an indescribable feeling, praise be to God, since 2019 I wanted to perform Hajj, but Corona came upon us, so we will not be able to go to Hajj, and today we came, praise be to God and thanks be to God," said Amina Shehab, a pilgrim from Morocco.
Tayseer Al-Atawneh, a worshipper from Palestine, mentioned that a sense of despair and frustration overwhelmed them as a result of consecutive years without the Hajj pilgrimage, leading to overcrowding when people finally resumed their pilgrimage.
This year, approximately 6,600 individuals from Gaza and the West Bank embarked on a journey to Mecca to partake in the Hajj pilgrimage.
Saudi Arabia confirmed on Sunday evening that the annual Hajj pilgrimage is scheduled to commence on June 26, with Eid al-Adha following two days later. This announcement was made after the sighting of the crescent moon, signalling the beginning of Dhul Hijjah, the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar.
As a result, Dhul Hijjah will commence on Monday, enabling the determination of the start dates for both Hajj, which takes place on the eighth day of the month and Eid al-Adha, which begins on the tenth day.
Thousands of Muslim worshippers arrived in Mecca to join the Hajj pilgrimage ahead of the Eid al-Adha celebrations on Sunday.
Worshippers can be seen walking around the Kaaba inside the Masjid al-Haram Mosque, the most sacred site in the Islamic world as well as performing prayers.
"An an indescribable feeling, praise be to God, since 2019 I wanted to perform Hajj, but Corona came upon us, so we will not be able to go to Hajj, and today we came, praise be to God and thanks be to God," said Amina Shehab, a pilgrim from Morocco.
Tayseer Al-Atawneh, a worshipper from Palestine, mentioned that a sense of despair and frustration overwhelmed them as a result of consecutive years without the Hajj pilgrimage, leading to overcrowding when people finally resumed their pilgrimage.
This year, approximately 6,600 individuals from Gaza and the West Bank embarked on a journey to Mecca to partake in the Hajj pilgrimage.
Saudi Arabia confirmed on Sunday evening that the annual Hajj pilgrimage is scheduled to commence on June 26, with Eid al-Adha following two days later. This announcement was made after the sighting of the crescent moon, signalling the beginning of Dhul Hijjah, the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar.
As a result, Dhul Hijjah will commence on Monday, enabling the determination of the start dates for both Hajj, which takes place on the eighth day of the month and Eid al-Adha, which begins on the tenth day.