Hajj Pilgrims Not Allowed to Take Qurans to Masjid Al-Haram
Saleh Al-Dismani, an official with the ministry, said pilgrims are not allowed to take copies of the Quran into the mosque, Dar al-Akhbar news website reported.
He urged the pilgrims to read the copies of the Quran that are available in the mosque.
Noting that King Fahd Complex for Printing the Holy Quran in Madinah distributes to pilgrims copies of the Holy Quran and translation of its meanings in various languages, Al-Dismani said Quran copies other than those printed by the complex will be confiscated during the Hajj season.
He asserted that the decision was taken because of the possibility that Qurans printed elsewhere might be distorted or contain printing errors.
More than two million Muslims from all over the world have descended on the holy city of Makkah for the annual Hajj.
Hajj activities include turning around the Ka'aba, the most sacred Islamic site, seven times counterclockwise to show unity among believers worshipping Allah, the Arabic word for God.
The pilgrims also walk seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwa.
All able-bodied Muslims are religiously obliged to perform the Hajj pilgrimage once in their lifetime.
The teachings of Hajj aim to remind Muslims that they are not joined together on the basis of color or race, but on the basis of belief in God and His Messenger, the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
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