AMMAN –
Mohammad Al-Khalayleh, Minister of
Awqaf Islamic Affairs and Holy Places, revealed on Thursday that Saudi Arabia
had set aside 8,000
Jordanian pilgrims this year, as well as 4,500 Palestinian
pilgrims from 1948. This number comes to 12,500 pilgrims.
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According to Khalayleh, around 23,000
Jordanians registered on the Hajj and Umrah website when it was open for
individuals born in 1970 or before to go on the pilgrimage, Al-Ghad reported.
Khalayleh went on to explain that the
selection procedure favored people born before June 30, 1952, using the
seniority criterion.
Additionally, the Hajj and
Umrah Department will hold a lottery to choose roughly 1,000 citizens who were born between July
1, 1953, and June 30, 1952. According to Khalayleh, this category is eligible
to apply for this year's Hajj season.
The distribution of licenses to pilgrims for
this season will commence on Saturday morning and end on Saturday evening,
February 24, with each permit's validity and payment period mentioned.
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