As Hajj season has begun, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s visitors police has put in place tight procedures to make it possible for unapproved automobiles will not be permitted entry in Makkah. These measures are in impact beginning at midday on Friday and lasting till July 1.
To hold out this directive, the police will likely be stationed at quite a few entry factors.
Safety personnel for the Haj have issued a warning that violators will face harsh punishments, together with as much as six months in jail and a fantastic of 50,000 Saudi Riyals (Rs 10,93,054).
Along with fines, a court docket could order the transportation automobile to be seized. If the offender is an expatriate, he will likely be deported following the completion of his jail time period and fee of the fantastic. Moreover, he will likely be prohibited from getting into the Kingdom for the timeframe outlined within the statute.
Solely people holding entry permits, a Makkah-issued resident ID card, or a Haj allow are permitted entry, based on directions given to the authorities.
All types of mobility, together with automobiles, buses, and vans, are prohibited on the holy metropolis’s entrances every year.
What’s the Haj?
Muslims who’re bodily and financially able to doing so are required to conduct the Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah no less than as soon as of their lifetime.
The day of Arafah will fall on June 27 and Haj 1444 AH/2023 will start on June 26.
