Hajj 2025: With more than 1.6 million Muslims from more than 150 nations, Hajj 2025, who visited Mecca for annual Islamic pilgrimage, said the Saudi Arab authorities on June 9.
This year, up to 1.75 Lakh India registered. This includes an arrangement for 1.2 Lakh pilgrims through a government quota managed by the Ministry of Union minorities, through the Indian Hajjj, the remaining pilgrims (more than 50,000 pilgrims) were to travel through private tour operators.
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“Hajj 2025 was not just a logistics milestone-it was a look at what could be and the future of pilgrimage,” Dr. Tawfig bin fawzan al-Rabiah, Minister Hajj and Umrah said in his statement 9 June.
Hajj is a necessity for those Muslims who can afford travel costs to Saudi Arabia from their home countries.
“Serving Over 1.6 Million Pilgrims with More Than 130 Digital Services, Expanding Emergency Care by 60 Percent, and Deploying Over 20,000 Buses and Trains Isn’t only scale -it’s About Reimagining the Experience Itself. Oour Goal Is To Make Journey to The Holy Sites Not Surnly Safe, But Seamless, Inclusive, and Spiritaly Enriching.
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The annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the most sacred city of Islam in Saudi Arabia, in which Kaaba is located, the most sacred Islamic place, is carried out in a certain period.
The pilgrimage of Hajj takes place every year between 8 and 13. This year the Gregorian calendar Hajj 2025 was in Saudi Arabia between June 4 and 9.
The main hajj rituals culminated in the memory of Eid al-Aad, which falls on 10 this year. Zil-Hajj or June 6 in Saudi Arabia. In India, Eid al-Aada 7th June. Eid al-Adha is the day when animals are victims in honor of the Prophet Ibrahim a few 100 years ago.
Temp suspension of visa
Finally, Hajj 2025 is a temporary suspension of short -term visas for 14 countries, including India, also over.
In April, to limit unauthorized pilgrims of Hajj and checking incoming travel, Saudi Arabia suspended the question of short -term visas for 14 countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria, Jordan, Jordan, Sudan, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Yemen and Moroco.
This temporary restriction was to prevent overcrowding during Hajj 2025. People in the past traveled to Saudi Arabia on short -term visas and entered Mecca without an official permission for Hajj. The authorities said many of those who died in the heat during 2024 were not registered and could not gain access to air -conditioned pilgrimage equipment.
The restriction was essentially a temporary suspension of the issue of Visa Umrah, Business and Family Vission for Citizens of 14 Nations. This measure was valid until mid -June 2025 and was in accordance with the conclusion of the pilgrim.
Government 9. June explained that temporary restrictions of short -term visa will no longer exist after the end of the season Hajj.
“There are temporary restrictions on short -term visas to prevent overfill during this season, which ends with the closure of Hajj,” the government source told the PTI news agency.
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Many pilgrims also visit the city of Medina, the Home for the Prophet Muhammad’s Tomb And the second most place in Islam. Although it is not an official part of Hajj, visit to Medina remains a significant spiritual experience for many devotees of Muslims.
Hajj 2026 begins preparation
Hajj 2025 was not just a logistics milestone – it was a look at what could and was to be the future of pilgrimage.
With the successful closure of this year’s Hajja, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia began preparations for Hajj 2026.
“This underlines the commitment of the kingdom to strengthen the pilgrimage experience under the visionary leadership of its administrator of two saints in Mecca and Medina,” said the declaration of 9 June.
Hayj’s offices have received initial operational plans for Hajj 2026, reflecting the sacred responsibility of the kingdom in the merger of Allah’s guests with perfection, care and determination.
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