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Hyderabad: Fourth training session for Haj pilgrims held at Sahifa Mosque

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Hyderabad: The training session aimed to familiarize pilgrims with the rituals of Haj and Umrah as well as the manners in Makkah and Madinah held at Sahifa Mosque, Azampura.
Scholars and Mashaikheen, including Dr. Umar Ali Farooqi Qadri, Muniruddin Sufiani, Maulana Syed Shah Noorullah Qadri, Maulana Syed Shah Murtaza Ali Sufi Haider Qadri, Maulana Syed Shah Mustafa Ali Sufi Saeed Qadri, Maulana Syed Bandgi Badshah Riaz Qadri, and Assistant Executive Officer Irfan Sharif, addressed the gathering.
Mohammed Saleem also shared that the Central Government has reduced the travel expenses of Haj 2023 by Rs 60,000 following successful representation. Additionally, the Haj Committee of India has abolished the scheme of providing 2100 Saudi Riyals and reduced the total expenditure by Rs 60,000. Pilgrims will now have to buy riyals on their own.

He also shared that the caretakers of Rubat has assured arrangements for Rubat for 500 pilgrims this year, and the situation will be clear within a week. The selected pilgrims will be chosen via lottery and will save Rs 50,000. Mohammed Saleem emphasized that the Haj Committee will monitor arrangements from departure from the Haj camp until the return after the completion of Haj.
Moreover, 15 Khadim-ul-Hujaj have been selected from Telangana and will be interviewed on May 9. The selection will be based on the interview. Mohammed Saleem also urged pilgrims to focus on worship rather than using mobile phones and social media during their stay in Makkah and Madinah. He encouraged pilgrims to continue organizing prayers and other worships regularly even after Haj.
He said it was also necessary to be acquainted with the local rules and regulations of the host country so that they could have a peaceful and memorable journey to the holy land.
Mohammed Saleem emphasized that the Haj Committee has made arrangements for the Hajj camp and Hajj terminal and will continue to serve the pilgrims like servants.

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May 9, 2023
Telangana: A whopping 76 women will perform Haj without Mehram this year

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Hyderabad: With preparations underway to welcome hajis ahead of Haj Season 2023, the Telangana State Haj Committee (TSCH) confirmed that 76 women applications have come from those who are ready to travel without a mehram (a male relative who is like a guardian and with whom marriage is unlawful).
Data shows that these 76 women, around 45 of whom are from Hyderabad, have applied to make the journey to Makkah in Saudi Arabia under the “without mehram” category which was introduced during the tenure of the then Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
The number of applications received this year are significantly higher, given the fact that last year media reports stated that only four women had applied.

TSHC sources said that there are broadly two reasons why the number of women who have resolved to perform the Haj this year is higher. The first is the unavailability of a mehram. The second is that the maslak (school of Islamic thought) of the nearly a quarter of these applicants permits them to make the pilgrimage alone without a mehram. A probable third reason is that awareness about this particular category has increased over time.
“One of the important reasons for these number of applications under the without mehram category is that their mehrams, sons or fathers or husbands of these women, are not living in India. They are living abroad. The without mehram category is convenient for them and provides for them to make the pilgrimage, which is one of the five pillars of Islam. It could be possible that their mehrams will join them at the pilgrimage. The second reason why we have seen a significant increase is on account of many women applicants being from the Shia community. There are about 22 or 23 such applications,” a source said.
In an attempt to make things easier for their women applicants, and also for the sake of bringing about a streamlining of processes in managing Haj pilgrims, the Union government decided to lay down a procedure that groups of four women who have applied under the without mehram category will be assigned a common cover number.
According to data, around 2,000 women from all over the country had applied under the without mehram category. Naqvi, who was attending an orientation programme in the national capital in May last year, said that about 3,000 women performed the haj without a mehram since the time the without mehram category was introduced.
While over 8,600 applications were sent to the TSHC this year, a total of 5,278 Haj pilgrims were selected and are scheduled to make their journey this year. It is likely that given the sliding of haj slots due to cancellations for various reasons, more from Telangana will make the pilgrimage.

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May 8, 2023
Telangana Haj pilgrims denied rubat facility in 2023 amid delay in Saudi building rules

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Hyderabad: Haj pilgrims from Telangana will not be able to avail the facility of rubat during Haj 2023 due to the delay in issuing details regarding the stay of pilgrims in rubat in Makkah by the Government of Saudi Arabia. Hussain Muhammad Al Sharif, the authority responsible for managing the rubats, has informed the Haj Committee of India and the Consul General in Jeddah about the issue.
According to sources, the Government of Saudi Arabia has recently formulated new rules regarding the stay in buildings, and it is not immediately possible to get permission to stay in the rubat building until all necessary issues are complied with. The government has not yet issued any description regarding the new rules, making it impossible for pilgrims to stay in rubat during Haj 2023. With the departure of pilgrims scheduled to begin from June 7, obtaining permission to stay in rubat seems unlikely.
In response to the situation, the CEO of the Haj Committee of India, Mohammad Yaqoob Shaikh, has written a letter to the administration of all Indian rubats seeking clarification. The letter was sent not only to the Nizam Rubat in Hyderabad but also to the rubat committees of Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai, Karnataka, and Rajasthan.

Shaikh has also informed the Consul General of Jeddah and the Chief Executive Officer of the Haj Committee of India about the latest situation. He said that if the Central and State Haj Committees cooperate, efforts can be made to ensure the facility of rubat for the pilgrims in Haj 2024. Meanwhile, the Haj Committee of India has started paying the last installment of the pilgrims.
It is a disappointing development for the pilgrims of Telangana who were hoping to stay in rubat during their Haj pilgrimage. The authorities are yet to clarify the situation, and it remains to be seen if any further steps will be taken to resolve the issue.
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May 8, 2023
Saudi Arabia: Six more airports to receive foreign Haj pilgrims

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Jeddah: Saudi Arabia has been gearing up to receive foreign Haj pilgrims this year at different airports in the Kingdom.
Apart from Jeddah and Madinah, now Riyadh, Dammam, Taif and Yanbu airports will also receive Haj pilgrims who are flying through Saudia.
Saudia, the national flag carrier, has announced that it will be transporting pilgrims from more than 100 scheduled destinations and 14 seasonal destinations around the globe into the Kingdom.

Amer Al-Khushail, CEO of Hajj and Umrah of Saudia Airlines also revealed that Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah will receive the first flights arriving in the Kingdom on May 21.
The Saudia will provide a smooth travel experience for pilgrims as it is pressing 176 aircraft to transport pilgrims and allocating more than 1.2 million seats.
He said that 8000 cabin crew can speak 42 different languages. Added that Saudia also offers a unique collection of educational e-books on how to perform Hajj and Umrah in more than 14 languages.
Saudia has updated its in-flight Islamic content, with more than 134 hours of various religious programs and 590 hours of Qur’an recitations, in addition to many other Islamic programs available in several languages.
Saudia Group has also expanded its Hajj season plan activities to include sharing awareness messages to pilgrims in their languages through Hajj missions, Hajj organizations present in Makkah and Madinah, and across Hajj residences. In these messages, the company clarifies all matters related to the pilgrims’ journeys, including details related to baggage limits and requirements in order to facilitate an easy pilgrimage, media reports quoted him as saying.

The senior official of Saudia also said that flyadeal would be involved for the first time in operations to transport pilgrims.
Al Khushail highlighted that Saudia Group aims to achieve operational efficiency while fully complying with safety standards, providing pilgrims with many further services including arranging the dispatch of zamzam water bottles to various destinations and providing additional flights for pilgrims wishing to travel to Madinah by air.
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May 7, 2023
Haj 2023: Saudi announces start of issuing permits for domestic pilgrims

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Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah announced the start of issuing Haj permits to domestic pilgrims, starting today, Friday, 15th of Shawwal.
In a statement, the ministry confirmed that completing the necessary immunizations is a prerequisite for issuing permits.
It indicated that the immunizations required to be taken are: the COVID-19 vaccine, the meningitis vaccine, and the seasonal influenza vaccine.

The Ministry of Haj indicated that the last time to complete the immunizations is ten days before the start of the Haj season.
It is noteworthy that the Pilgrims Housing Committee had announced the start of receiving applications for permits for buildings designed to accommodate pilgrims since September 2022, and it is still continuing until now.
On January 5, Kingdom announced the start of the registration period for the Haj pilgrimage 2023 for citizens and residents in the Kingdom.
On January 10, Kingdom announced that it will no longer impose limits on the number of pilgrims for this year’s Haj after three years of restrictions to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Kingdom expects to receive two million pilgrims during this season.

The number of pilgrims during the 2022 season reached 899,353, including 779,919 from outside the Kingdom, while the 2021 season was limited to 60,000, compared to only 10,000 in 2020.
Saudi Arabia had received 2.5 million pilgrims in 2019, in the last season before the pandemic.
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May 5, 2023
Hyderabad: Haj House reviews arrangements for pilgrims

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Hyderabad: The Telangana Haj Committee has announced that the departure of batches of Haj pilgrims from Telangana for Haj 2023 will begin on June 7. The Hyderabad embarkation point is expected to see around 5,200 pilgrims leave for the Hajj. The announcement was made following a meeting held by the Telangana Haj Committee at Haj House recently.
During the meeting, arrangements for the Hajj camp and the departure and return of the pilgrims were finalized. Speaking to media persons after the meeting, Chairman Haj Committee Mr. Mohammed Saleem, Chairman, Telangana Waqf Board Mr. Masihullah Khan, and Executive Officer Mr. B. Shafiullah informed that the convoys will leave for Jeddah from Hyderabad between June 7 and 22, according to the schedule prepared by the Haj Committee of India. The return of the pilgrims is scheduled to begin on July 13, with the last convoy reaching Hyderabad on August 2.
Mr. Mohammed Saleem further informed that Vistara Airlines will be providing the services for Telangana pilgrims, and that 5,000 passports are being sent to the Haj Committee of India. He added that the government and its departments are providing full cooperation regarding the arrangements of the Hajj camp. The police, fire service, water works, medical and health, electricity, and GHMC will all be providing their services at the camp.

Under the new rules, pilgrims will have to obtain a fitness certificate after an inspection in government hospitals, and the schedule of vaccination will be announced soon. The tent of the Hajj camp will be fully air-conditioned, and pilgrims will leave for the airport by air-conditioned buses. A separate terminal will be provided for the pilgrims at the airport, where immigration and other essential procedures will be carried out.
According to Mohammad Saleem, the pilgrims will be sent to the airport from Hajj House four hours in advance. He also stated that there is no shortage of budget for Hajj arrangements and the government will release the necessary funds.
Pilgrims hailing from parts of Karnataka and Maharashtra will leave from Hyderabad, and the number of pilgrims from the Telangana Haj Committee is expected to be around 6,000. Additionally, 7,000 to 8,000 pilgrims are expected to leave from the Hyderabad Embarkation Point. On May 23, a coordination meeting of all departments has been convened at Haj House for Haj arrangements.
This year, the provision of 2100 riyals has been stopped to the pilgrims, so they will have to deposit the amount as expenses and purchase Saudi Riyals on their own. This year, 500 pilgrims will stay in Nizam Rubat, and the number is expected to increase.
From Telangana, 15 Khadim-ul-Hujjaj have been selected, and five have been placed on the waiting list. Khadim al-Hujjaj will be interviewed to assess their experience and abilities. The meeting was attended by Syed Nizamuddin Jafar Khan, Muhammad Sheikh Hameed, Syed Irfanul Haq, Naseeruddin, Mir Nadir Ali Rizvi, Asma Sultana, and Assistant Executive Officer Irfan Sharif.

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May 5, 2023
Saudi Arabia extends deadline for Makkah Haj housing

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Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Haj Pilgrims Housing Committee in Makkah has extended the deadline for issuing housing permits until May 20.
The committee said that the relevant requests will continue until the end of the current month of Shawwal, which is expected to end on May 20.
The committee urged real estate owners interested in renting their homes for this purpose to review approved engineering offices to finalize the permits, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Applications are submitted by engineering offices accredited by Makkah Municipality and Civil Defence, who will examine those buildings to ensure they meet the required safety and health conditions.
As part of this process, the committee asked the owners who are interested in renting out their houses to accommodate pilgrims to comply with all safety requirements and apply for permits as soon as possible.
In December 2022, the committee began receiving applications for permits for buildings to be approved to house pilgrims for the upcoming Haj season and has since extended the deadline several times.
Haj pilgrimage to Makkah is a mandatory religious duty that must be performed by those Muslims who are physically and financially able to perform it at least once in a lifetime.
Saudi Arabia has announced that the minimum age for this year’s Haj is 12-year-old as the number of pilgrims returns to pre-pandemic levels.

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May 2, 2023
Delhi Haj Committee chairperson meets Saudi Arabia’s ambassador over Haj preparations

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New Delhi: Delhi Haj Committee chairperson Kausar Jahan on Monday met the ambassador of Saudi Arabia and requested him for better facilities for pilgrims going for Haj from the city.
A total of 2,540 people from Delhi will go for Haj this year, she said in a statement.
Jahan, a BJP leader, met Saudi Arabia’s ambassador Saleh Eid Al Husseini and discussed with him issues related to pilgrims visiting the country for Haj this year, according to the statement.

The committee has approved 2,540 Hajis from Delhi that include a group of 39 women who will be going on the pilgrimage without any male accomplice, she said.
“Never before has such a big group of women Hajis have been to Haj from Delhi without a male accomplice,” Jahan said.
She said daily training sessions, including yoga exercise, for pilgrims are being held that will continue till May 9. A special training session for women Hajis will be held at the Haj House at Turkman Gate from Tuesday, she added.
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May 1, 2023
Jammu and Kashmir: Training for selected Haj Pilgrims – Kashmir News

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Training for Haj pilgrims of Kupwara to be held on May 2 & 3
KUPWARA, APRIL 28: According to Assistant Commissioner Revenue Kupwara, the training for Manasik-e-Hajj of selected Haj Pilgrims of District Kupwara will start from 2nd May 2023.
Accordingly, the training for the pilgrims belonging to the tehsils of Kupwara, Trehgam, Kralpora, Keran, Karnah, Machil, Sogam, Lalpora and Drugmullah will be held at Masjid Murshideen Kupwara on 2nd May 2023 at 10:00 AM.
Similarly, training for the pilgrims belonging to Handwara, Zachaldara, Ramhall, Langate, Kralgund, Vilgam and Qalamabad tehsils will be held at Jamia Masjid Jadeed Handwara on 3rd May 2023 at 10:00 AM.
Training for Haj pilgrims of Kulgam to be held on April 29 & May 01
KULGAM, APRIL 28: All the selected Haj pilgrims of Kulgam, D.H, Pora, Devsar and Pahloo Tehsils are informed that their orientation/ training programme is scheduled to be held at Markazi Jamia Masjid Kulgam on April 29 from 10 AM.
Whereas training for selected Haj pilgrims from Tehsil Qaimoo, Frisal and Yaripora will be on May 01 at Markazi Jamia Masjid Kulgam from 10 AM.
All selected Hajj pilgrims from Kulgam are informed to attend this phase of orientation training program as per schedule.

Training for selected Haj pilgrims of Shopian to be held on May-02
SHOPIAN, APRIL 28: The first orientation/training programme scheduled for the selected Hajj pilgrims of District Shopian has been fixed by State Hajj committee Srinagar on May 02.
Accordingly all the selected aspirants of District Shopian have been requested by District Administration to attend the said orientation/ training programme at Jamia Masjid Sharief Shopian on May 02 at 10.00 am onwards.
All selected Hajj pilgrims are informed to attend this phase of orientation training program as per schedule.
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April 29, 2023
Saudi: Last date for pilgrims to get vaccines before Haj season
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Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah confirmed that the last date for pilgrims to receive vaccinations is ten days before the Haj 1444 AH.
Receiving vaccinations is a condition to enable them to perform the rituals of Haj.
This came in response to an inquiry on the ministry’s Twitter account, asking if receiving the third dosage of COVID-19 was a requirement for performing the Haj.

In response, the ministry of Hajj and Umrah stated that receiving all recommended vaccinations is necessary in order to issue the Haj permits.
Below is a list of the COVID-19 vaccines approved by Saudi Arabia
Pfizer/BioNTech — 2 doses
Oxford/AstraZeneca— 2 doses
Covovax— 2 doses
A certificate of vaccination with quadrivalent meningitis vaccine (ACYW135), issued three years ago and not less than ten days prior to arrival in Saudi Arabia, is also required from pilgrims.
On January 5, Kingdom announced the start of the registration period for the Haj pilgrimage 2023 for citizens and residents in the Kingdom.
On January 10, Kingdom announced that it will no longer impose limits on the number of pilgrims for this year’s Haj after three years of restrictions to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
On April 14, that the ministry had set the tenth of Shawwal as the last date for domestic pilgrims to pay the third and final instalment of their Haj ritual reservation.

The final instalment is 40 percent of the set fee for packages approved during this pilgrimage season.
This year, the issuance of official permits will start on May 5, which is the 15th of Shawwal.
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April 26, 2023