The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia has awarded the Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) with the primary place award within the class of “Hajj Organization Providing the Most Variety of Services to Pilgrims.”
Diyanet head Ali Erbaş acquired the award from Saudi Arabia’s minister of Hajj and Umrah, Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al Rabiah.
Erbaş attended the “Lebbeytum Award Ceremony” organized by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah for the primary time this yr in Makkah al-Mukarramah.
The ceremony was attended by representatives from over 100 international locations, however solely 30 international locations that met the desired standards had been eligible to take part within the competitors.
First amongst 30 international locations
As a results of the analysis performed by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah relating to the number of companies and initiatives supplied to pilgrims, the Presidency of Religious Affairs received the first-place award within the class of “Hajj Organization Providing the Most Variety of Services to Pilgrims” among the many 30 eligible international locations.
Receiving the reward, the Diyanet head was accompanied by Vice President of Religious Affairs Selim Argun, General Director of Hajj and Umrah Services Remzi Bircan and Religious Services Attaché of Mecca Ahmet Oğuz.
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is a authorities ministry in Saudi Arabia that’s answerable for supervising the facilitation of important companies to the pilgrims arriving within the nation for Hajj and Umrah functions, together with overseeing their safe transportation and motion to the holy cities of Mecca and Madina al-Munawwarah.
In one other improvement, Erbaş participated in a reside program broadcast from Mecca on Ülke TV. Erbaş emphasised the Kaaba was constructed by the Prophet Ibrahim and the Prophet Ismail and is a vital sanctuary. He acknowledged that prayers carried out within the Kaaba maintain larger advantage than these carried out elsewhere.
Erbaş regarded Hajj because the annual gathering of Muslims, the place folks of various languages and races come collectively. He additionally talked about that because the Presidency of Religious Affairs of Türkiye, they met with representatives of ministers of non secular affairs and heads of non secular organizations from Islamic international locations on the assembly held in Mecca. He acknowledged that Muslim points and proposed options had been mentioned, together with subjects like Islamophobia.
“We apply the positive coefficient drawing system in Hajj lotteries,” Erbaş defined, including that in Türkiye annually after receiving Hajj functions, a draw is being performed to find out pilgrims.
“In this year’s draw, citizens who have been registered since 14 years ago and have not been selected yet participated once again this year. Some brothers and sisters have been waiting since 2009-10. We call it the positive coefficient drawing system, and this is only applied in Türkiye. Other countries implement a sequential system. In a sequential system, the person who registered first gets the opportunity. For example, they give a date 50-60 years in the future to go to Hajj for people who want to register. Now, if we had a sequential system like that, we would face the same situation,” he stated.
Erbaş additionally talked about the well being care companies supplied to all pilgrims by the Presidency of Religious Affairs throughout the Hajj interval within the holy land.
“Regardless of how pilgrims arrive, whether through the Presidency of Religious Affairs or travel agencies, they are all our pilgrims. We try to provide them with the necessary facilities and services, especially in terms of health care, to the best of our ability. Because health is very important, and there is no discrimination in health,” he famous.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
