Colombo: Sri Lankan Muslims have decided to leave Haj journey The country is in debt due to the worst economic crisis this year, said a media report on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia 1,585. quota was approved Haj pilgrims Arab News reported that from Sri Lanka for the year 2022, one million foreign and domestic Muslims are allowed to visit the holy city of Mecca during the pilgrimage season.
However, it was decided that after discussions by several parties including the National Haj Committee, Haj Tour Operators Association of Sri Lanka and the Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs, no Muslim from Sri Lanka would undertake the pilgrimage this time.
A letter directed by the All-Ceylon Hajj Tour to the Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs said, “Given the current situation and the suffering of the people in our mother Lanka, members of both associations have decided to perform this year’s Hajj. decided.” Operators Association and Haj Tour Operators Association of Sri Lanka.
Meanwhile, Haj Tour Operators Association president Rizmi Riyal said the decision by the operators was taken unanimously due to the “serious dollar crisis facing the country”.
Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since independence from Britain in 1948, partly due to a lack of foreign exchange, meaning the country cannot pay for imports of staple foods and fuels, leading to There is acute shortage and many more. prices.
Ahkam Uwais, chairman of the National Haj Committee under Sri Lanka’s Department of Muslim Religious Affairs, said, “The entire Haj operation for Sri Lankan pilgrims will cost around $10 million, which is a huge amount compared to the country’s current economic situation.”
“The decision to cancel this year’s Hajj is a generous gesture by the members of Muslim community To sacrifice his pilgrimage for the sake of the country,” he said.
Muslims constitute about 10 percent of Sri Lanka’s 22 million – predominantly Buddhist – population.
Hajj, one of the five main pillars of the faith of Islam, is organized by umbrella groups of government-licensed operators – the only tour organizers available to potential pilgrims.
Saudi Arabia 1,585. quota was approved Haj pilgrims Arab News reported that from Sri Lanka for the year 2022, one million foreign and domestic Muslims are allowed to visit the holy city of Mecca during the pilgrimage season.
However, it was decided that after discussions by several parties including the National Haj Committee, Haj Tour Operators Association of Sri Lanka and the Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs, no Muslim from Sri Lanka would undertake the pilgrimage this time.
A letter directed by the All-Ceylon Hajj Tour to the Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs said, “Given the current situation and the suffering of the people in our mother Lanka, members of both associations have decided to perform this year’s Hajj. decided.” Operators Association and Haj Tour Operators Association of Sri Lanka.
Meanwhile, Haj Tour Operators Association president Rizmi Riyal said the decision by the operators was taken unanimously due to the “serious dollar crisis facing the country”.
Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since independence from Britain in 1948, partly due to a lack of foreign exchange, meaning the country cannot pay for imports of staple foods and fuels, leading to There is acute shortage and many more. prices.
Ahkam Uwais, chairman of the National Haj Committee under Sri Lanka’s Department of Muslim Religious Affairs, said, “The entire Haj operation for Sri Lankan pilgrims will cost around $10 million, which is a huge amount compared to the country’s current economic situation.”
“The decision to cancel this year’s Hajj is a generous gesture by the members of Muslim community To sacrifice his pilgrimage for the sake of the country,” he said.
Muslims constitute about 10 percent of Sri Lanka’s 22 million – predominantly Buddhist – population.
Hajj, one of the five main pillars of the faith of Islam, is organized by umbrella groups of government-licensed operators – the only tour organizers available to potential pilgrims.