Singaporean husband and wife among 10,000 haj pilgrims this year

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There are usually around 2.5 million Muslims from around the world who make the pilgrimage annually, but only 10,000 residents of Saudi Arabia can perform the haj this year due to the pandemic. Saudi-based Singaporeans Mr Deky Zulkarnine Badrom, and his wife, Ms Tuty...

The couple, who have two sons aged nine and 14, started their five-day haj at 9am yesterday and they will complete it on Sunday.

The haj, which all able-bodied Muslims must perform at least once in their lifetime, corresponds with the Islamic holy day Eid al-Adha, or Hari Raya Haji, which falls tomorrow. He said 42 mosques have made arrangements for it to be done in Australia, with the meat chilled and shipped here.

 

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