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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia connected Thursday declared June 15, 2024 arsenic Arafah time aft the sighting of Dhul-Hijja crescent, the opening of the past period connected the lunar calendar.
Subsequently, the Kingdom confirmed June 16 arsenic Eid-ul-Adha, a time Muslims globally people sallah festival and symbolic slaughtering of rams. Over 2 cardinal Muslims are expected to converge connected Mount Arafat for 2024 hajj to worship, observe prayers and question forgiveness of their sins.
The assembly of pilgrims drawn from crossed the satellite connected Arafat people the climax of the spiritual workout of hajj, the 5th pillar of Islam, mandatory for each faithful who tin spend it.
45,565 participants from Nigeria person arrived cities of Medina and Makkah up of the hajj that volition commence connected 8th time of Dhul-Hijja (June 14), erstwhile pilgrims would moved to Muna, colony adjacent the metropolis of Makkah from wherever they volition subsequently permission for equine Arafat.
While the Saudi authorities has acceptable June 10 deadline for pilgrims’ accomplishment and closure of each introduction points, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said it would implicit conveyance of each pilgrims earlier the stipulated period.
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia connected Thursday declared June 15, 2024 arsenic Arafah time aft the sighting of Dhul-Hijja crescent, the opening of the past period connected the lunar calendar.
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