Saudi Arabia opens hajj registration for foreign pilgrims

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The government of Saudi Arabia has started official registration of foreign pilgrims for hajj 2024.

Muslim pilgrims from all over the world can now register along with their families for the hajj through the Nusuk Hajj application under the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of the kingdom, according to Saudi Gazette.

Pilgrims from the continents of Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania can apply for the pilgrimage through the Nusuk Hajj application.

More details about the registration can be found on the Nusuk website (www.hajj.nusuk.sa).

The Saudi Gazette says Nusuk Hajj is the gateway to a journey of a lifetime. It is the one-stop-shop platform, overseen by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. It offers pilgrims a variety of hajj packages offered by authorised service providers, ensuring a seamless lifetime spiritual experience.

The pilgrims can register their names through the website after creating their account by giving an email address and selecting the current country of residence from the provided list, which includes all countries served for hajj 2024.

Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam, is sacred and obligatory for every able adult Muslim. Just like the other important practices in Islam, Hajj comes with its own set of rituals to be followed diligently during this sacred journey.

It is noteworthy that the hajj of 2023 was the first full-capacity annual pilgrimage in the post pandemic period. A total of 1,845,045 pilgrims, including 1,660,915 foreign pilgrims and 184,130 domestic pilgrims, performed last hajj.

Among them, the number of male pilgrims accounted for 969,694 while the number of female pilgrims reached 875,351.

Pilgrims from Asian countries totalled 1,056,317, accounting for 63.5 per cent, while the number of pilgrims from Arab countries stood at 346,214, representing 21 per cent of the total pilgrims.

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