Saudi King orders hosting of 1400 muslims to perform Hajj

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has ordered the hosting of 1400 Muslims from a number of countries to perform Hajj this year 1433 AH, within the Hosting Program, which is annually supervised by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported today. This was announced by Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance, who is also the general supervisor of the hosting program, Sheikh Saleh bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh. The minister thanked the King for the order which embodies constant care by the King for the interests of Muslims around the world. The minister said that the Muslims whom the King ordered hosting this year belong to the countries of Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Turkey, Thailand, the Philippines, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Nepal, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Russia, China, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Singapore, Myanmar, Japan, Laos, Bhutan, New Guinea, Taiwan, South Korea, the Maldives, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, South Sudan and other various African countries. The total number of the hosted pilgrims since the start of the ministry’s supervision of this program to the current Hajj season has reached nearly 20000 Muslims from around the world.