Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - karachi—Saudi pilgrimage authorities may impose a 15-day cap on stays by foreigners who enter the kingdom to perform Umrah it is learnt.
According a report, Umrah operators have been given one week by the pilgrimage authorities to review the 15-day cap proposal and share their observations and recommendations that will be used to draw up a new policy, the report said.
The decision will be proportionate with the capacity to accommodate worshippers inside the Grand Mosque in Makkah, currently undergoing massive construction work that has shrunk its space. Peak seasons, mainly during the holy month of Ramadan, have witnessed heavy congestion and the authorities said that they wanted to avert overcrowding to the maximum.
The policy that will be tied to the issuance of visas to enter the Saudi kingdom will be implemented with the start of the new Umrah year, expected in December.
It may be noted that unlike Hajj pilgrimage, Umrah is not obligatory in Islam. However, millions of Muslims who may not be able to perform Hajj (pilgrimage) are generally keen to perform Umrah at least once in their lives.
Hajj (Pilgrimage) is one of the five pillars of Islam and is required from every physically fit and financially able adult Muslim. Around three million Muslims perform pilgrimage every year.
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Courtesy: pakobserver.net/
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