Nigerian
Pilgrims today joined others from all over the world to converge in the tent
city of Mina ahead of tomorrow’s Arafat day, the high point of this year’s hajj
exercise.
The
action is in line with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad while the pilgrims
would head towards the plain of Arafat tomorrow glorifying Allah in preparation
for Eid Kabir salah celebration on Friday.
In
related development, the Hajj security command had laid down elaborate plan to
facilitate the pilgrims’ movement to Mina and also focused on providing
security and safety on all roads leading to the tent city.
The
Director of Traffic, Major General Abdul Rahman Bin Abdullah Al-Miqbil, said
that 24,000 buses participated in the transportation of pilgrims from Makkah to
Mina.
For
his part, spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, Major General Mansour
Al-Turki, said the main plan focused on transporting over two million pilgrims.
Meanwhile,
the Ministry of Health says it has not registered any epidemic or quarantine
cases during the ongoing hajj exercise.
Spokesman
of the ministry, Dr. Khaled Marghalani, said the health condition of the
pilgrims is reassuring and advised them to drink plenty of water, fresh juice
and dairy products to compensate for water loss.
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