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Saudi Arabia Bars International Hajj Pilgrims by Keenysbojan(m): 10:44pm On Jun 22, 2020 |
Saudi Arabia has banned international visitors from making the Islamic pilgrimage, or Hajj, this year in a bid to control coronavirus. Only a very limited number of people currently living in the kingdom may take part, an announcement on state media says. An estimated two million people would otherwise have visited Mecca and Medina this summer for the annual gathering. There had been fears the Hajj might be cancelled altogether. In normal times the pilgrimage is one of the most significant moments in the Muslim religious calendar. But only citizens from countries around the world who are already resident in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to attend this year. The authorities say this is the only way they will be able to make plans for social distancing that will keep people safe. Saudi Arabia has recorded 161,005 cases of infection and 1,307 deaths. It only lifted a nationwide lockdown at the weekend . What is the Hajj? Making the pilgrimage at least once is one of the Five Pillars of Islam - the five obligations that every Muslim, who is in good health and can afford it, must satisfy in order to live a good and responsible life, according to Islam. Pilgrims gather in Mecca to stand before the structure known as the Kaaba, praising Allah (God) together. They perform other acts of worship too, renewing their sense of purpose in the world. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53140914 |
Re: Saudi Arabia Bars International Hajj Pilgrims by thesicilian: 10:50pm On Jun 22, 2020 |
They're streamlining their religious commitments for health reasons. Yet the ones who borrowed the religion over here are killing themselves over it. |
Re: Saudi Arabia Bars International Hajj Pilgrims by Keenysbojan(m): 10:59pm On Jun 22, 2020 |
thesicilian:yeah bro, I wonder why they didn't see what they are doing over there... |
Re: Saudi Arabia Bars International Hajj Pilgrims by doggedfighter(f): 11:22pm On Jun 22, 2020 |
Practising their religion with sense. I wonder where we learnt ours? |
Re: Saudi Arabia Bars International Hajj Pilgrims by Commonsense99: 1:28am On Jun 23, 2020 |
doggedfighter post=90965696[b: The same reason why we have remained underdeveloped as a people, The black man have a problem with analysis of events, common sense is not common in Africa, especially in Nigeria. Same thing goes for Nigerians/African Christianity, where isreal was on lock down and we are begging people over here to use their head for once. 1 Like |
Re: Saudi Arabia Bars International Hajj Pilgrims by Keenysbojan(m): 7:41am On Jun 23, 2020 |
doggedfighter:they feel they are more spiritual than those that bring the religion 1 Like |
Re: Saudi Arabia Bars International Hajj Pilgrims by CodeTemplar: 8:16am On Jun 23, 2020 |
This is a govt that know where religion ends and where reality starts from. |
Re: Saudi Arabia Bars International Hajj Pilgrims by Keenysbojan(m): 8:47am On Jun 23, 2020 |
CodeTemplar:you can say that again |
Re: Saudi Arabia Bars International Hajj Pilgrims by StrikeBack(m): 9:10am On Jun 23, 2020 |
Don’t try this at home |
Re: Saudi Arabia Bars International Hajj Pilgrims by micki1: 11:40am On Jun 23, 2020 |
CodeTemplar:True |
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