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Afghani Mother Gives Birth during Pilgrimage


Tue 06 Aug 2019 | 09:03 PM
Ahmed Moamar

Authorities in the Saudi Arabia Kingdom ( SAK) announced today that an Afghani mother gave birth to a male baby named Mohamed.

The Ministry of Health in the kingdom released a statement today says that mother of the baby is 33-year-old.

She delivered the baby in one of hospitals at Mecca, according to the Saudi News agency.

Mohamed is the first baby born this season in the kingdom.

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It is worth to  mention that Saudi Arabia has received some 1.7 million pilgrims to perform rites of Hajj this year.

All Muslims able to do so are required to make the Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah at least once in their lifetime. Hajj and the other four pillars of Islam form a foundation of life for Muslims.

The annual pilgrimage to the holiest city for Muslims takes place during Dhu Al Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic calendar.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-muslim-pilgrimage-of-hajj-explained

The ritual literally translates as “to attend a journey”, and denotes both the outward act of physically travelling and the inward act of a person's contemplation of their faith.

Each year, millions of Muslims travel to Makkah to perform Hajj, with many also travelling farther north to the city of Madinah.

In 2018, nearly two million people made the journey; the Saudi government allocated a set number of pilgrims for each country to avoid overcrowding.

The operational plan of the General Presidency of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque is being implemented by 7,720 teams to serve pilgrims during this year’s Hajj season.

The agency’s teams are providing their services in all aspects of the plan. These include service, engineering, technical, technological, cultural, information, social aspects and oversight functions.

The staff are carrying out awareness initiatives to guide the worshipers in religious and organizational aspects in order to help them perform their rituals with comfort.