A complete of 92,500 Turkish residents carried out the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia this yr, the pinnacle of Diyanet, Türkiye’s prime non secular physique, mentioned on Saturday.
The quantity contains Diyanet workers on responsibility within the holy metropolis, Ali Erbas instructed reporters on the Turkish non secular physique’s Hajj Administration Center in Mecca.
He mentioned this yr’s determine was the very best in many years, including that final yr as many as 37,770 Turkish residents took half, whereas within the earlier years it was at all times under 80,000.
Erbas additionally famous that 25 Turkish residents died in the course of the Hajj interval this yr.
Hajj, the pilgrimage to Islam‘s holiest website Kaaba in Mecca, is without doubt one of the 5 pillars of Islam. Muslims are required to carry out it at the least as soon as of their life if they’ve the means to take action.
This yr, Hajj is held between June 26 and July 1, with the celebration of Eid al-Adha going down on June 28.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
