The Syrian Coalition’s Supreme Hajj Committee published the requirements for the application for the upcoming Hajj season of 2019/1440. The Committee will receive applications for Hajj soon in its offices in Syria and neighboring countries.
Head of the Syrian Hajj pilgrimage, Samer Birqdar, said that the committee is working for all Syrians in all Syrian regions “without any discrimination and regardless of any regional, ethnic or even political considerations.”
Birqdar pointed out that it had already received applications from Syrian pilgrims from all regions, adding that the offices of the Committee is working to serve the intending Syrian pilgrims in the regime-held areas.
The Committee will receive applications beginning from next week, Birqdar said, pointing out that the intending pilgrims can communicate with the offices of the Committee in Syria and neighboring countries, which number 13 offices.
The Committee has taken on the supervision of Syrian hajj since 2013. Around 19,000 Syrians performed Hajj last season. The Committee is seeking to increase Syria’s quota of Hajj for the current season.
The Syrian Coalition earlier thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the care and services they are providing to the pilgrims and for facilitating their affairs and meeting all their needs to perform the hajj rituals smoothly and with ease.
The Coalition added that it was certain that the Hajj season for this year would be a success thanks to considerable efforts and constant development in the provision of services and the effective organization.
The Coalition noted that it highly appreciates the constant efforts being exerted by Saudi Arabia to take care of the pilgrims, stressing that the Coalition is continuing to coordinate with the Saudi Ministry of Hajj to ensure the provision of services to Syrian pilgrims. (Source: Syrian Coalition’s Media Department)
