Eight Million Pilgrims Visited Prophet’s Mosque Since Start of Lunar Year

TEHRAN (IQNA) – According to Saudi authorities, eight million pilgrims have visited the holy Prophet’s Mosque in Medina since the start of the lunar calendar year 1444 (July 31, 2022).

The number of visitors and worshippers at the Prophet's Mosque in Medina has reached 8 million since the beginning of 1444 AH, the head of the Presidency of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Abdulrahman Al-Sudais said.

He clarified that the number of visitors to greet the Prophet (PBUH) at his tomb reached 7.7 million, while the number of worshippers inside the old mosque and the Rawdah Sharif reached nearly 2 million. About 102 million men and women worshippers prayed in the Prophet's Mosque.

Three days earlier, he announced that more than 100 million worshipers have entered and exited the Grand Mosque in Mecca in the same period.

Umrah is the name given to a pilgrimage to Mecca, a shorter version of the annual Hajj gathering. Umrah offers an opportunity for Muslims to refresh their faith, seek forgiveness and pray for their needs. One who performs it is said to be cleansed of their sins.

Umrah is voluntary but Hajj is compulsory for those who are physically well and can afford it.

Source: agencies