MAKKAH AL-MUKARRAMAH
\nThe Pakistan Hajj Mission (PHM) is conducting orientation sessions in batches for Hajj support staff, known as Hajj Moavineen, to equip them with essential knowledge of routes, accommodations, and responsibilities for assisting pilgrims during the Hajj days in the Mashair, including Mina, Muzdalifah, Arafat, and Jamarat.
\nTalking to media on Thursday, Deputy Coordinator Operation Sadaqat Ali said that the orientation sessions started on May 3 and will conclude on May 27.He said that there are total 561 Moavineen including 131 Seasonal Duty Staff (SDS) of Ministry of Religious Affairs. \u201cOver 430 Moavineen, currently serving in the transport, accommodation, and food departments, have been oriented so far on how to assist Pakistani intending pilgrims in Mashair during the Hajj days,\u201d Sadaqat Ali said.
\nHe said that the Moavineen was selected through the National Testing Service (NTS), ensuring that \u201call Moavineen are highly qualified and committed to serving the guests of Allah Almighty. He said that Coordinator Makkah, Zulfiqar Khan, is personally supervising and monitoring the performance of the Moavineen. Responding to a query, he said there are 34 Maktabs for Pakistani intending pilgrims, numbered from 101 to 134 in Mina. Seventeen Maktabs are located on Roads 56 and 62, while the remaining 17 are situated at Road 511 Chowk.
\nTo a question, Sadaqat Ali said that the pilgrims near the railway stations in Mina will be transported by train while the others will be provided with buses. He said that Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Sardar Muhammad Yousaf, during his visit to Saudi Arabia, also reviewed the transport, accommodation, and catering arrangements for Pakistani pilgrims, particularly for the Mashahir days from the 8th to the 12th of Zilhaj.
\nIt is pertinent to mention that the first rite of Hajj is entering ihram\u2014a pilgrim\u2019s sacred state\u2014upon crossing the outer boundaries of Makkah, called Miqat. On the 8th of Zilhaj, pilgrims enter ihram and leave Makkah en masse for the sprawling tent-city of Mina, either on foot along pilgrim paths or by buses, cars, or train.
\n It is an 8-kilometer journey. Pilgrims spend the day in Mina, engaging in prayer and remembrance of Allah.
\nOn the 9th of Zilhaj, the second day of the pilgrimage, pilgrims (guests of Allah Almighty) head to the plain of Arafat and offer combined Zuhr and Asr prayers (two rakats each instead of four). A sermon is delivered from Masjid al-Nimra on Mount Arafat. The Day of Arafah is one of the most significant days for Muslims, as Allah Almighty refers to it in Surah al-Ma\u2019idah as the day He perfected His religion, completed His favors upon Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and approved Islam as a way of life.
\nThe Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) said, \u201cThere is no day on which Allah frees more people from the fire than on the day of Arafah. He comes close to those (people standing on Arafah) and then He reveals before His angels, saying, \u2018What are these people seeking?\u2019\u201d After sunset, pilgrims leave Arafat and proceed to Muzdalifah, an open plain between Mina and Arafat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MAKKAH AL-MUKARRAMAH The Pakistan Hajj Mission (PHM) is conducting orientation sessions in batches for Hajj support staff, known as Hajj Moavineen, to equip them with essential knowledge of routes, accommodations, and responsibilities for assisting pilgrims during the Hajj days in the Mashair, including Mina, Muzdalifah, Arafat, and Jamarat. Talking to media on Thursday, Deputy Coordinator […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":386641,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-480235","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n