According to reports, due to the global outbreak of the corona virus, the Hajj rituals have started in Saudi Arabia with a limited number of pilgrims and about a thousand pilgrims have started heading towards the Mina Valley outside Makkah. According to the report of Arab News, the rituals of Hajj started with the day of Tarawih and the pilgrims will spend their time in worship till sunrise on Thursday (July 30). It should be noted that Mina is located 7 km northeast of the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and is generally the largest tent city in the world with a capacity of 2.5 million pilgrims. However, the number of pilgrims has been limited this year to prevent the spread of the global epidemic of corona virus, and only Saudi citizens or migrants in Saudi Arabia are attending. The Black Stone is perfumed before the start of the Hajj ritual. About a thousand pilgrims are heading to the Mina Valley outside Makkah today (July 29) to begin the Hajj. Those selected for the Hajj this year had their temperatures checked upon arrival in Mecca and were quarantined upon arrival in Mecca, while health workers sanitized their belongings. In addition, health … Continue reading Hajj rituals performed by Pilgrims, social decision due to Covid-19 maintained: Report