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[KavkazUzel] The first group of pilgrims from Kabardino-Balkaria went on a hajj to Saudi Arabia. In total, more than 400 residents of the republic are planning to perform the Hajj this year.
The " Caucasian Knot " has reported that in 2022, Saudi Arabia halved the Hajj quota for Russian Muslims, to 11,318 people.
| Halved? Perhaps they don’t trust non-Arabs to behave properly, or perhaps the Saudi government is having problems with Moscow. |
Hajj (one of the five main pillars of Islam ) is a pilgrimage to Mecca, sacred for Muslims. It is prescribed for every Muslim who has reached the age of majority and has the opportunity to do the Hajj at least once in his life. The pilgrimage to Mecca takes place at the beginning of the 12th month of the Muslim lunar calendar and ends with the Feast of Sacrifice Eid al-Adha .
120 pilgrims from Kabardino-Balkaria went on a Hajj to Saudi Arabia today. This morning they gathered in Nalchik on the square of the 400th anniversary of unity with Russia. From here, at four in the morning, the pilgrims went by bus to Magas, and then by plane to Jeddah, the state broadcaster of Kabardino-Balkaria reported.
In total, more than 400 residents of Kabardino-Balkaria will perform the Hajj this year. They were divided into four groups. Transport for pilgrims and assistance in paperwork was provided by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims, according to a story published on the TV company's Telegram channel.
57 pilgrims will go on the Hajj from the Spiritual Administration of Muslims. The estimated date of departure is June 15 and 16, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kabardino-Balkaria reported on June 6 in its Telegram channel.
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The first group of pilgrims from Dagestan went to Saudi Arabia
This year's first group of Dagestan pilgrims flew to Saudi Arabia.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the hajj quota for pilgrims from Dagestan this year amounted to 10,000 seats. According to the deputy mufti of the republic, Muhammad Manguev, it was already filled by May 15.
Hajj (one of the five main pillars of Islam) is a pilgrimage to Mecca, sacred for Muslims. It is prescribed for every Muslim who has reached the age of majority and has the opportunity to do the Hajj at least once in his life. The pilgrimage to Mecca takes place at the beginning of the 12th month of the Muslim lunar calendar and ends with the Feast of Sacrifice Eid al-Adha.
Hajj operator MARVA-TOUR announced the departure of the first group of pilgrims in his telegram channel. The cameramen accompanied the message with a short video showing the groups gathering at the Dzhema Mosque in Makhachkala before heading to the airport.
Recall that, according to representatives of the hajj industry, the cost of a trip to the hajj has risen in price by an average of two thousand dollars. It is practically impossible to organize a pilgrimage on your own, since a lot of nuances should be taken into account, so it is better to turn to hajj operators, residents of the republic interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" noted.
After the coronavirus pandemic, when the hajj quota for Russia was reduced to 10,000 seats, the Saudi authorities returned the old quota of 20,500 seats and added 4,500 seats, a representative of the hajj industry in Dagestan told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent on May 21. In 2022, Saudi Arabia halved the Hajj quota for Russian Muslims, to 11,318 people. Dagestan was allocated 4,550 seats in the Russian Hajj quota .
| Oh. Not malice aforethought but reallocation across the region. |
Despite the increase in the cost of the trip, by the end of May they were all filled with applications.
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