First Batch of British Pilgrims Arrives in Saudi Arabia for Hajj

[The SC]

Friday, 19 July, 2019 - 10:00

Muslims pray around the holy Kaaba during the 2014 Hajj season. (Reuters)

Riyadh - Fatehelrahman Yousif

More than 80 British pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Arriving from Manchester city, they were the first pilgrims to travel to the Kingdom from Britain for this year’s rituals.

British Consul-General in Jeddah Seif Usher told Asharq Al-Awsat that more than 25,000 British pilgrims are expected this year.

He hailed the strength of Saudi-British ties and the warm reception the pilgrims received upon their arrival.

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is assuming its duties in welcoming the pilgrims very diligently, he noted.

The British consulate in Jeddah is prepared to offer the necessary services to British pilgrims, he added, saying a 24-hour hotline had been dedicated for them.


https://aawsat.com/english/home/art...ch-british-pilgrims-arrives-saudi-arabia-hajj

 

[skyshadow]

some day i will be one of them insha'allah

 

[Goku]

Whats quota for each country?

 

[The SC]

Whats quota for each country?

Every Muslim country gets a quota of 1,000 pilgrims per million inhabitants, or 0.1 percent of its population.



Rank Country Capital City:

-Total Population
-Muslim Population
-Hajj Quota

1- Indonesia Jakarta

237641326
204852000
2048520​

2- Pakistan Islamabad

181565000
178092000
1780920​

3- India New Delhi

1210193422
177291000
1772910​

4- Bangladesh Dhaka

152518015
148602000
1486020​

5- Egypt Cairo

82999000
80029000
800290​

6- Nigeria Abuja

166629000
75723000
757230​

7- Iran Teheran

75149669
74809000
748090​

8- Turkey Ankara

74724269
74665000
746650​

9- Algeria Algiers

37100000
34785000
347850​

10- Morocco Rabat

32765300
32376000
323760​

As of June 22, 2018

The "Daily Post" noted the statistics on the home countries of just some of the pilgrims:

• 184,000 from Pakistan
• 170,000 from India
• 127,000 from Bangladesh
• 90,000 from Turkey
• 41,200 from Malaysia
• 23,500 from Russia
• 12,700 from China
• 6,000 from the Philippines
• 3,500 from South Africa

https://www.learnreligions.com/hajj-by-the-numbers-2004319

Most of these Quotas have been increased in 2019..for example 5000 more for Pakistan and 2000 more for Iran..

The Hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia is considered the world's largest human gathering with almost 2.4 million pilgrims in 2018.

 

[Goku]

As of June 22, 2018

The "Daily Post" noted the statistics on the home countries of just some of the pilgrims:

• 184,000 from Pakistan
• 170,000 from India
• 127,000 from Bangladesh
• 90,000 from Turkey
• 41,200 from Malaysia
• 23,500 from Russia
• 12,700 from China
• 6,000 from the Philippines
• 3,500 from South Africa

https://www.learnreligions.com/hajj-by-the-numbers-2004319

Most of these Quotas have been increased in 2019..for example 5000 more for Pakistan and 2000 more for Iran..

The Hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia is considered the world's largest human gathering with almost 2.4 million pilgrims in 2018.

Nice

 

[skyshadow]