Saudi Urges Muslims to Hold off on Hajj Plans
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A close up view of pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba at Masjid al-Haram (Haram mosque) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia (photo: iStock by Getty Images / April 23, 2010).
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Saudi Haj and Umrah Minister Mohammed Saleh Bin Taher Banten has requested Muslims around the world to wait till a clearer picture emerges before making Haj plans, given the coronavirus pandemic that is ravaging the globe right now. “The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is prepared to secure the safety of all Muslims and nationals,” Banten told state television. “That’s why we have requested from all Muslims around the world to hold onto signing any agreements until we have a clear vision.”
Banten’s statement constitutes the first official comment from the kingdom on the Haj so far.
Banten’s comments at a time when the kingdom has reported 10 deaths an almost 1,600 cases of COVID-19 infections. Saudi Arabia has barred people from entering or exiting three major cities, including Mecca and Medina, and imposed a nighttime curfew across the country.
Each year, up to 2 million Muslims perform the Haj, which all able-bodied Muslims with the means are required to perform once in their lifetime. For many, the Haj takes years of planning and savings, and among the faithful, it is seen as a journey of faith, a journey of a lifetime.
Standing in Mecca in front of the Kaaba that Muslims pray towards five times daily, Banten also said the kingdom was already providing care for 1,200 pilgrims stuck in the holy city due to global travel restrictions. A number of them are being quarantined in hotels in Mecca, he said.
The state-run Saudi Press Agency cited Banten’s remarks in stories early Wednesday, saying that Muslims should “be patient” in making their plans for the Haj. The pilgrimage was expected to begin in late July this year.
Like other countries around the world and in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has suspended all inbound and outbound commercial flights. The Middle East has more than 71,000 confirmed cases of the virus, most of those in Iran, and over 3,300 deaths. More than 851,000 people have been infected by the novel coronavirus across the world and 42,053 have died
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In February 2020, the kingdom took the extraordinary decision to close off the holy cities of Mecca and Medina to foreigners over the virus, a step which wasn’t taken even during the 1918 flu epidemic that killed tens of millions worldwide. Cancelling the Haj would be unprecedented in modern times, but curbing attendance from high-risk areas has happened before, including in recent years during the Ebola outbreak.
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a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:19:"Hajj: Maqam Ibrahim";s:12:"thePermalink";s:52:"https://www.islamicity.org/78683/hajj-maqam-ibrahim/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Ali Shariati";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/iStock-479091848.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:17:"hajj|/topics/hajj";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 22 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"July 5, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Ali Shariati|/by/ali-shariati";s:5:"theID";i:78683;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:184:"Life today (not life as it should be carried on) is an idle cyclical action a movement with no goal! A meaningless pendular action starts with the day only to end at night and night ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:19:"Hajj: Maqam Ibrahim";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=coronavirus OR hajj OR pandemic OR saudi-arabia";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
Hajj: Maqam Ibrahim
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The Spirituality of Hajj: Conclusion
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Hajj: The Conclusion
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The Spirituality of Hajj: Pilgrims’ Visit to Madinah
Top 10 Duas Every Pilgrim Should Know Before Going to Hajj
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Saudi Arabia says no ties with Israel without Palestinian state
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:28:"The Status of Women in Islam";s:12:"thePermalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/9370/the-status-of-women-in-islam/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Sarah Syed";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/status-of-women.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"muslim women|/topics/muslim-women";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 12 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:43:"September 14, 2015 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:25:"Sarah Syed|/by/sarah-syed";s:5:"theID";i:9370;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, is the Pilgrimage to Makkah that one must complete once in his or her lifetime. So much significance is intricately woven in the Hajj that......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:28:"The Status of Women in Islam";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=coronavirus OR hajj OR pandemic OR saudi-arabia";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
The Status of Women in Islam
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"Israel Under Fire at Arab-Islamic Summit";s:12:"thePermalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/103358/israel-under-fire-at-arab-islamic-summit/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:4:"Crux";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/wRmy_0OCCos/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRmy_0OCCos";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"muslim world|/topics/muslim-world";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 12 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 11, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:17:"Crux|/source/crux";s:5:"theID";i:103358;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"State leaders met in Riyadh on Monday (November 11) for an Arab and Islamic summit on the situation in Gaza and Lebanon, with the aim of unifying visions and positions and followin......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"Israel Under Fire at Arab-Islamic Summit";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=coronavirus OR hajj OR pandemic OR saudi-arabia";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
Israel Under Fire at Arab-Islamic Summit
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"BRICS: Saudi Arabia Just Hit the Reject Button!";s:12:"thePermalink";s:80:"https://www.islamicity.org/103216/brics-saudi-arabia-just-hit-the-reject-button/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Geopolitical Trends";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/aiylfg97WQk/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiylfg97WQk";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"military|/topics/military";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 31 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 31, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:47:"Geopolitical Trends|/source/geopolitical-trends";s:5:"theID";i:103216;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"1 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Saudi Arabia has sent shockwaves around the world by declining an invitation to join the BRICS economic bloc.
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BRICS: Saudi Arabia Just Hit the Reject Button!
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:39:"The Ritual Walking Between Safa & Marwa";s:12:"thePermalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/102944/the-ritual-walking-between-safa-marwa/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Bigitec Studio";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/WYeibfvbrLA/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYeibfvbrLA";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"hajra (hagar)|/topics/hajra-hagar";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Oct 9 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"October 9, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Bigitec Studio|/source/bigitec-studio";s:5:"theID";i:102944;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"16 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:107:"Hajar - the wife of Ibrahim and mother of Ismail, peace be upon them - was a strong and very special woman.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:44:"The Ritual Walking Between Safa & Marwa";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=coronavirus OR hajj OR pandemic OR saudi-arabia";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
The Ritual Walking Between Safa & Marwa
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:77:"The Endgame of Zionism: Confronting a Historical Blunder and Its Consequences";s:12:"thePermalink";s:111:"https://www.islamicity.org/102355/the-endgame-of-zionism-confronting-a-historical-blunder-and-its-consequences/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"M. Shahid Alam";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:72:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/zionism-camp.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"israel|/topics/israel";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Aug 6 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"August 5, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:32:"M. Shahid Alam|/by/m-shahid-alam";s:5:"theID";i:102355;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:113:"It is increasingly becoming clear—even to some Western observers—that the Zionist project has run its course.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:77:"The Endgame of Zionism: Confronting a Historical Blunder and Its Consequences";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:86:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=coronavirus OR hajj OR pandemic OR saudi-arabia";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
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