KSA's Ministry of Haj meets with Kazahkstani delegation

Source: Ministry of Haj, KSA. Officials
from the Ministry of Haj with the Kazakhstani
and Russian pilgrim delegations.

HE the KSA Undersecretary for Haj affairs, Dr Hussein Al-Sharif has met with the Office of Kazakhstani Pilgrims delegation, headed by the deputy Supreme Mufti (Naib Mufti) of the Spiritual Association of Muslims of Kazakhstan, Serikbai Oraz.

During the meetings, services provided for pilgrims in 2016 (1437) were discussed, including arrangements and preparations to receive the pilgrims on Hajj, to provide them with the best services, and to allow them to perform the rituals easily and conveniently.

Dr Al-Sharif stressed the effectiveness of the electronic portal for pilgrim's services and the importance of compliance with the programmes prepared by the Ministry of Haj. He requested that pilgrims should be aware before their arrival to the KSA of compliance with transportation programmes and scheduled timings for the Jamaraat 'stoning of the devil' ritual, as well as of registering the contracts of pilgrims' housing in the residences licensed by competent authorities.

The Kazakhstani delegation head praised the integrated services provided by the Saudi government to pilgrims in Makkah, Madinah, and the holy sites; the enormous expansions at the Two Holy Mosques, including the expansion of the Mataf (the area surrounding Ka'abah); and the continuous achievements executed to serve pilgrims, most notably the holy sites train, and the Two-Holy Mosques train project that is in progress.

The Kazakhstani quota this year is nearly nearly 5,000.

Interested?

Read the Suroor Asia blog post about the Ministry of Haj's overview of Hajj 2016
Read the Suroor Asia blog post on the meetings with the Kuwaiti Pilgrim Affairs Offices.