Saudi Arabia says COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for Hajj 2021 Saudi health ministry said having a coronavirus vaccine is a must in order to participate in this year’s Hajj.

This year the Hajj — the pilgrimage to Mecca — will take place on July 17 through 22. Unlike ordinarily, this won’t be a Hajj with 2.5 million pilgrims converging on Mecca from al… ...

Muslim pilgrims pray in front of the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, as they wear masks and keep social distancing, a day before the annual hajj pilgrimage, Saturday, July 17, 2021.

This means that the date of Hajj changes each year. In 2021 Hajj beings on the evening of Saturday July 17. When does Hajj end? The holy pilgrimage lasts five days.

The hajj pilgrimage, which once drew some 2.5 million Muslims from across the globe, is now almost unrecognizable. It is being scaled back for the second year in a row due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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A Muslim pilgrim takes a selfie at the Grand Mosque on July 17, 2021, as he wears a mask and stands on social distancing signs a day before the annual hajj pilgrimage.

The Hajj went ahead last year on the smallest scale in modern history. Authorities initially said that only 1,000 pilgrims would be allowed, although local media said up to 10,000 eventually took ...

Hajj rites will be limited to 60,000 pilgrims who already live in the kingdom. Also, no one over the age of 65 will be allowed to take part in order to help keep pilgrims safe. Read more when you sign ...

RIYADH: The Saudi Arabian government has issued the policy for Hajj 2021, according to which foreign travellers have been barred from performing the annual pilgrimage this year. The kingdom has ...

The annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca next month will be restricted to 60,000 and limited to people living in Saudi Arabia because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Saudi Press Agency said on ...