The new Kiswa (curtain) for holy Ka’aba will be installed on the first day of Muharram, July 30th, which will mark the first day of the new year according to Islamic lunar calendar.
Pilgrims from across the globe have convened for the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic infection. Saudi Arabia has admitted one million foreign and domestic pilgrims below 65 years of age to the annual ceremony.
In a ceremony held in the Arafat Plain, Iranian Hajj pilgrims voiced their disavowal of the infidels as part of the Hajj 2022. Representative of the Supreme leader in Hajj and pilgrimage, head of the Organization of Hajj, executives and pilgrims attended the ceremony.
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has issued a message addressing the Muslims performing Hajj 2022 and called Islamic unity and spirituality as foundations of the annual event.
The biggest Hajj since the outbreak of COVID-19 begins on Thursday as one million Muslims have convened in the holy city of Mecca to perform the pillar of Islam restricted for the past two years.
Following two years of restrictions imposed on Hajj pilgrims, the annual ceremony is held with one million pilgrims performing the ceremony with glory and much enthusiasm.
Hajj pilgrims pray at the Great Mosque of Mecca ahead of the annual event begins on July 6th. The majority of pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia to visit the holy sites in Medina and Mecca before the rituals begin.
Top Iranian and Saudi officials in Hajj affairs have met in Jeddah for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic infection and restrictions imposed on the annual pilgrimage.
Pilgrims from across the globe are visiting holy sites in Medina in part of their Hajj pilgrimage 2022. Saudi Arabia has admitted one million domestic and international pilgrims after two years of COVID-related restrictions.