{"id":231265,"date":"2020-06-23T14:30:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T09:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=231265"},"modified":"2023-10-03T15:37:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T10:07:23","slug":"covid-19-muslims-from-india-will-not-go-to-saudi-arabia-to-perform-haj-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/06\/23\/covid-19-muslims-from-india-will-not-go-to-saudi-arabia-to-perform-haj-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 | Muslims from India will not go to Saudi Arabia to perform Haj 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi informed that honouring the decision of the Saudi Arabia Government because of serious challenges of Corona pandemic and keeping in mind the health and well-being of the people, it has been decided that Muslims from India will not go to Saudi Arabia to perform Haj (1441 H\/2020 AD).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shri Naqvi said that\u00a0<strong>2 lakh 13,000 applications had been received for Haj 2020<\/strong>. The process has been started today to immediately\u00a0<strong>refund full amount of money deposited by the applicants without any deduction<\/strong>. The money will be refunded\u00a0<strong>through online DBT mode<\/strong>\u00a0into bank accounts of the applicants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Minister informed that this year, more than 2300 women had applied to perform\u00a0<strong><em>Haj without Mehram<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>These women will be allowed to go to Haj 2021 on the basis of their application for Haj 2020 only. Besides, women who file new application, will also be allowed to go to Haj next year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shri Naqvi said that a total of 2 lakh Indian Muslims had performed Haj in 2019. These pilgrims included 50 per cent women. A total of 3,040 women have performed Haj after the Government ensured Muslim women can perform\u00a0<strong>Haj without Mehram (male companion)<\/strong>\u00a0in 2018.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saudi Arabia Ministry of Haj and Umrah issued a statement which says \u201cDue to Corona pandemic and the risks of Coronavirus spreading in crowded spaces and large gatherings, it has been decided that Haj for this year (1441 H\/ 2020 AD) will be held whereby a very limited number of pilgrims from various nationalities who already reside in Saudi Arabia, would be able to perform it. This decision is taken to ensure Haj is performed in a safe manner from a public health perspective while observing all preventative measures and the necessary social distancing protocols.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Ministry of Minority Affairs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Press Release dt. 23-06-2020<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi informed that honouring the decision of the Saudi Arabia Government because of serious challenges of 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