Hajj pilgrimage News
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According to AFP, the death toll from the Hajj 2024 has surpassed 1,000, with more than half of those killed being unregistered pilgrims who worshipped in extreme temperatures in Saudi Arabia.
A severe heatwave during the hajj pilgrimage has resulted in deaths, with significant fatalities among Egyptians and Indians. The extreme temperatures have also caused thousands of cases of heat exhaustion.
Hajj 2023: The women pilgrims will be able to go without a mahram- a man who accompanies a woman on the journey for Hajj.
Only people aged between 18 and 65 who have been vaccinated or immunised from the virus, and are free of chronic diseases, will be able to take part.
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Saudi Arabia`s top religious authority accused Iran`s leaders of not being Muslims, drawing a rebuke from Tehran in an unusually harsh exchange between the regional rivals over the running of the annual haj pilgrimage.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani today called on the Muslim world to unite and punish the Saudi government for its handling of the hajj pilgrimage and wider actions in the region.
It was the first dialogue between the region's foremost Shiite and Sunni Muslim powers since diplomatic relations were severed in January.
Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal on Sunday rejected the idea of sharing the administration of the annual hajj pilgrimage with other Muslim nations, saying Riyadh considers it "a matter of sovereignty" and a "privilege."
The number of Indians killed in the Haj stampede rose to 51 on Thursday as authorities identified six more bodies with 38 Indian pilgrims being treated for injuries in the worst tragedy in 25 years to hit the pilgrimage.
A tragedy struck an Indian family when Niyazul Haq Mansoori, a volunteer serving Haj pilgrims, lost his life along with his parents during the grisly stampede at Mina.
Here is a list of stampedes during the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Over 2,700 people died in the past 25 years, with the latest stampede on Thursday leaving 310 people dead.
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