Guests of the Most Merciful flock to Mecca tomorrow to perform the Tawaf of Advent
Tomorrow, Saturday morning, Makkah Al-Mukarramah will receive the pioneers of pilgrims to perform the rites of Hajj this year. Highly implemented preventive measures to limit the spread of the Coronavirus.
It is scheduled that the pilgrims will be grouped in the stage of the arrival circumambulation, through the frequency transport service from the gathering centers to the Grand Mosque in Makkah, so that 6000 pilgrims will be grouped every three hours, and the first stage begins tomorrow, the seventh of Dhul Hijjah at 6:00 am, and will continue until the next day. 8 Dhul Hijjah at 9:00 am.
After completing the arrival circumambulation, all pilgrims leave the Grand Mosque, and start by buses from the "Bab Ali" station to the Jamarat Bridge Square, and by transporting by the system of reciprocal flights, with no less than 200 buses and an average of 2000 pilgrims per 3 hours, to reach the square, According to the colors of the cards assigned to the Mina hair, so that the pilgrim can reach his residence in Mina through paths designated for each color.
After the day of Tarwiyah (Sunday), pilgrims go to the level of Arafat on Monday to perform the greatest pillar of Hajj and stand at Arafat.
This year's pilgrimage will also be limited to about 60,000 citizens and residents who have taken all their vaccinations against the emerging corona virus, with the aim of ensuring that health and regulatory controls and protocols are followed and not exceeding the specified operational capacity of any site.
The Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia, Abdul Fattah Mashat, confirmed that the ministry’s plan for this year will harness technology to serve the pilgrims, especially the smart Hajj card (rites), which allows the pilgrim to know the gathering points and departure times to and from his residence in the holy sites. It enables him to choose his daily meals, and each card bears one of the following colors: green, red, yellow, blue, and each color links the card holder to his position in the holy sites, and is used to enter through the smart gates. Rahman faith.
On the transportation side, 3,000 buses were provided to transport pilgrims, and precautionary measures were taken into account in the transfers, as each bus would transport 20 pilgrims accompanied by a leader and guide to educate them and ensure that precautionary measures are applied to limit the spread of Corona, and on the crowd management side, pilgrims will be grouped using a specially designed smart program For this purpose, and for catering, the utmost safety and security were taken into consideration in its preparation to ensure the health and safety of pilgrims. Pre-prepared meals will be served, which meet the highest standards of quality and food security and are produced in accordance with the requirements of the Food and Drug Authority.
In the same context, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah also issued a decision to stop the permit to pray in the Grand Mosque, starting today, in preparation for the stage of receiving pilgrims and preparing the Grand Mosque for the Hajj season this year.
The Commander of the Special Forces for Hajj and Umrah Security, Major General Muhammad Al-Basami, explained that the central area in the Holy Capital was actually emptied except for those authorized, and as of today it will stop, and all health, security and organizational controls have been observed.
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