At a press convention held on the Turkish non secular physique’s heart administering the hajj in Mecca, Ali Erbaş, the pinnacle of the Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), Türkiye’s prime non secular physique, introduced on Saturday {that a} complete of 92,500 Turkish residents undertook the annual hajj pilgrimage this 12 months. The determine contains atypical residents along with Diyanet workers fulfilling their duties within the holy metropolis.
Erbaş highlighted that this 12 months’s quantity is the best recorded in many years, demonstrating a big improve from the earlier 12 months, the place 37,770 Turkish residents participated. In latest years, the participation fee has constantly remained beneath 80,000.
Also, Erbaş regretfully talked about that 25 Turkish residents died throughout the hajj interval this 12 months. The hajj pilgrimage, which includes visiting the sacred Kaaba in Mecca, is likely one of the 5 basic pillars of Islam. It is compulsory for Muslims who possess the means to embark on this journey to take action no less than as soon as of their lifetime.
This 12 months, the hajj pilgrimage befell from June 26 to July 1, coinciding with the celebration of Qurban Bayram, also called Eid al-Adha, on June 28.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
