Saudi Arabia has given more clarity and specification on how the 2020 Hajj pilgrimage will be performed and surprisingly but not surprisingly, about 1,000 people will be allowed.
Recall that Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital had announced yesterday that only a few limited residentsand no foreign pilgrimage will be allowed to perform the rites.
As reported by AFP, however, the nation’s Hajj Minister Mohammad Benten had disclosed that as little more of less than 1,000 pilgrims would be allowed. Read also: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia Closes Border To Foreigners For Pilgtimage And Other Religious Visits
“The number of pilgrims will be around 1,000, maybe less, maybe a little more. The number won’t be in tens or hundreds of thousands“, Mohammad Benten reportedly told newsmen.