Daily Chronicle
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced the successful conclusion of all necessary arrangements as over Forty Thousand Nigerian pilgrims have arrived in Mina for the 2025 Hajj exercise.
To this end, the NAHCON Chairman Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman earlier inspected the tents allocated to the state pilgrims in mina commonly known as the City of the Tents in the district of Masha’er, Province of Makkah in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia.
Mina is six kilometres east of the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah where Hajj pilgrims sleep overnight on the 8th, 11th, 12th of Dhul Hijjah and it ritual activities contains the Jamarat, the three stone pillars which are pelted by pilgrims as part of the rituals of Hajj.
In close collaboration with Saudi authorities and State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards, NAHCON has ensured the efficient provision of accommodation, transportation, healthcare and feeding to support Nigerian pilgrims during this vital stage of the pilgrimage.
Shortly after observing the Zuhur prayer in Mina, the chief Imam of Alfurkan Jumma’at Mosque Kano Dr. Bashir Aliyu Umar urged the contingents to use the opportunity and seek Allah’s forgiveness as well as to thank Allah for being among the people who will observe this year’s Hajj exercise.
As the pilgrims prepare for the Arfat and symbolic stoning at Jamarat and other sacred rites, NAHCON has deployed teams of officials to provide continuous support and ensure the health and safety of all Nigerian contingents.
Culled from Radio Nigeria