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HAJJ 2012 - PILGRIMAGE TO
MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA - MUSLIM WOMEN
Hajj
is expected to fall between October 24-29, 2012.
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See Full September 28, 2012 Hajj
Ministry Notice Below:
Entry visa to Saudi
Arabia for Hajj requires women under age of 45 years to be accompanied
with a male sponsor during the pilgrimage journey, and that is stipulated in
the woman's visa, regardless of nationality.
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Every
year, millions of Muslims gather in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the annual
pilgrimage, called Hajj. Arriving from every corner of the globe,
pilgrims of all nationalities, ages, and colors come together for the largest
religious gathering in the world. One of the five "pillars of faith,"
pilgrimage is a duty upon every Muslim adult who is financially and physically
able to make the journey. Every Muslim, male or female, strives to make the
trip at least once in a lifetime.
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SAUDI ARABIA - WOMEN
UNDER AGE 45 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY SPONSOR FOR HAJJ
Arab News - 28
September 2012
Medina,
Dhu-AlQa'dah 12, 1433, September 28, 2012, SPA -- Ministry of Hajj explained
that Hajj's organization and its instructions not to allow the entry to the
Kingdom for those who don't comply with terms and requirements of the entry
visa to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj.
These terms require women under age of 45 years to be accompanied
with a male sponsor during the pilgrimage journey and that is stipulated in the
woman's visa or her sponsor regardless of nationality.
This rule is applied to all women in general who want to get an
entry visa to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, the spokesman of Hajj Ministry
Hatim bin Hassan Qadhi confirmed in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency
(SPA).
The statement came in response to news circulated by media quoting
President of the Nigerian Hajj Mission as saying that a group of Nigerian Hajj
women arrived in the Kingdom to perform the Hajj were denied entry at the
airport and flew back to their home country.
The Ministry of Hajj confirms the keenness of Government of the
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on
receiving the pilgrims from all over the world with ease and comfort in
accordance with the applicable instructions, the statement also stressed.