Saudi Arabia has announced several new rules for Haj Pilgrimage-2025. Under which Haj Pilgrims have been banned from taking children with them. Apart from this, the Saudi Arabian government has announced several new rules so that the journey can be made easier for Haj Pilgrims.
Saudi Arabia has banned children from accompanying Hajj pilgrims. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia has announced several new rules regarding Hajj pilgrimage. It states that children will not be allowed to accompany pilgrims during Hajj 2025. Saudi Arabia has said that the purpose of this decision is to keep children safe and protect them from excessive crowds during the annual journey. Apart from this, Saudi Arabia has given some preferences to people traveling for the first time. People traveling for the first time have been given some preferences compared to Hajj pilgrims who have traveled before. This decision of the Saudi government is to reduce excessive crowds during Hajj.
Saudi government changed the rules for Haj pilgrimage
The Saudi government has said that the purpose of the new rules is to make Haj pilgrimage easier for new pilgrims, reduce the crowd at the holy site and ease the management of the thronging crowds of people. Apart from this, the Ministry of Haj and Umrah has aimed to increase the safety of pilgrims and ease operational measures during the Haj pilgrimage. The Saudi Haj Ministry has said that under the new rules
- Health related precautions have been taken into account.
- Implementing smart systems to manage the movement of pilgrims within the holy sites
- Upgrading camps and routes to improve the comfort of pilgrims and facilitate their religious programs.]
Let us tell you that Haj pilgrimage is considered sacred in Islam and those who go on Haj pilgrimage are called Haji. Mecca in Saudi Arabia is the holiest city for Muslims and Haj pilgrimage is organized every year. Haj pilgrimage has been called a mandatory duty for financially strong Muslims. Every Muslim aspires to perform the Hajj pilgrimage at least once in their lifetime. The Hajj is a pilgrimage to the Kaaba, the "House of Allah" in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.