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Thousands of Muslims Flock to holy lands for Hajj

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Last updated: July 30, 2020
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MECCA (SONNA)- Hundreds thousands of Muslims across the world have flocked to Mecca, where Masjid al-Haram, the most sacred site in Islam exists, to perform their Hajj pilgrimage.

The first group departed from Turkey on September 12 for Mecca and Medina and many other groups are continuing to come to the holy lands.

Mecca is busy in recent days because Hajj season is approaching and construction work around the grand mosque in Mecca makes the land much more crowded.  

Saudi Arabia is expected to receive fewer pilgrims this year as it plans to cut of foreign pilgrims by 20 per cent and domestic pilgrims by 50 per cent due to the expansion work at the grand mosque in Mecca.

The expected number of pilgrims is 3 million this year.

The Hajj is an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca and the largest gathering of Muslim people in the world every year.

One of the five pillars of Islam requires every able bodied Muslim to perform the Hajj pilgrimage at least once in his or her lifetime if he or she can afford to do so.

Multiple parts of the Hajj require pilgrims to make Tawaf, the circumambulation seven times around the Kaaba in a counter-clockwise direction. 

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