Union Minister for Minority Affairs Smriti Irani accompanied by Minister of State for Exterior Affairs V Muraleedharan on Monday met with Indian volunteers who present devoted service to Indian Haj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia and in addition interacted with Umrah pilgrims from India.
Irani, additionally serving because the Union Minister for Ladies & Little one Growth, travelled to Madinah metropolis – certainly one of Islam’s holiest cities – on Monday.
“Undertook a historic journey to Madinah in the present day, certainly one of Islam’s holiest cities included a go to to the periphery of the revered Prophet’s Mosque, Al Masjid Al Nabwi, the mountain of Uhud, and periphery of the Quba Mosque – the primary Mosque of Islam,” she mentioned in a submit on X.
“The importance of the go to to those websites courtesy Saudi officers, intertwined with early Islamic historical past, underscores the depth of our cultural and religious engagement,” she added.
Undertook a historic journey to Madinah in the present day, certainly one of Islam’s holiest cities included a go to to the periphery of the revered Prophet’s Mosque, Al Masjid Al Nabwi, the mountain of Uhud, and periphery of the Quba Mosque – the primary Mosque of Islam. The importance of the go to to… pic.twitter.com/WgbUJeJTLv
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In line with an official assertion, the delegation interacted with Indian volunteers who present devoted and selfless service to Indian Haj pilgrims, together with throughout Haj 2023. The delegation additionally interacted with Umrah pilgrims from India.
The go to shall assist present a primary hand perception into the preparations required to be made for guaranteeing a cushty Haj 2024 for the Indian pilgrims, it added.
“The Authorities of India is deeply dedicated to help in offering amenities and companies to Indian Muslims who undertake the Haj pilgrimage, thereby offering them with a cushty and fulfilling expertise,” it mentioned.
India and Saudi Arabia share heat and cordial ties and the Authorities of India deeply appreciates the particular gesture of Saudi’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in facilitating this go to of the Indian delegation to Madinah, the assertion added.
On Sunday, India and Saudi Arabia signed the Bilateral Haj Settlement 2024 below which New Delhi has been allotted a quota of 1,75,025 pilgrims for the annual Haj pilgrimage in 2024.
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