First batch of Haj pilgrims from Srinagar depart for Saudi Arabia

SRINAGAR: The primary batch of pilgrims from Srinagar departed for Medina in Saudi Arabia on Thursday to carry out Haj.
Chatting with ANI, a Haj pilgrim stated, “We’re grateful to the (central) authorities for extending us all vital assist. We’re delighted that Allah has chosen us to carry out Haj at such a younger age. I’ll pray for lasting peace and happiness in Kashmir.”
The primary batch of pilgrims launched into the annual Haj pilgrimage from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport within the early hours of Thursday.
“As we speak, the primary flight for Haj 2024 departed for Medinah at 2.20 am (Could 9) with 285 individuals onboard. I want to congratulate all of the pilgrims and want them a secure journey. The help and amenities for the pilgrims have been getting higher below the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Now we have launched the ‘Har Suvidha’ cell utility this yr for the comfort of the pilgrims in addition to their safety in the course of the journey. Within the occasion of an emergency or an unexpected state of affairs, the app will join a pilgrim on to the management room and assist centre. As many as 16,500 pilgrims are registered to depart Delhi for Haj this yr,” Kausar Jahan, the chairperson of the Delhi State Haj Committee, informed ANI.
In the meantime, officers in Rajasthan’s Pali district stated about 80 pilgrims have been to be vaccinated earlier than departing for Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Ayyub Khan, chairman of the state’s Haj Committee, stated, “Correct preparations for inoculation have been made for the Haj pilgrims this yr. Vaccines in opposition to polio, influenza and Mangalore meningitis are being administered to the pilgrims earlier than they depart for Haj. All of us noticed how vaccines turned out to be life-savers in the course of the Covid-19 pandemic. It thus explains the importance of the vaccination camp.”
Dr Shri Ram Yadav, chief well being officer, Pali stated, “A complete of 80 pilgrims are to be administered vaccines forward of the pilgrimage. Of them, 70 have already acquired their pictures.”
Muktesh Ok Pardeshi, secretary, Consular, Passport, Visa and Abroad Indian Affairs, performed a assessment of preparations for Haj 2024 in Jeddah and Medinah, on Tuesday.
Haj is among the many 5 pillars of Islam, with the others being Shahada (religion), Salah (prayer), Zakat (Donation) and Roza (fasting).
Yearly, thousands and thousands of Muslims all over the world embark on the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca. The religious journey is taken into account by believers of the Islamic religion to be immensely vital because it affords them a chance to attach with Allah, search forgiveness, and strengthen their religion.
The will to be amongst these strolling to Mina, echoing the Labaik with the gang, and performing the rituals of Hajj is a sentiment shared by numerous Muslims throughout the globe.
Hajj attracts individuals from totally different walks of life in direction of a typical purpose–setting apart their variations and embracing each other as equals earlier than Allah.