The process of returning pilgrims from Makkah to Afghanistan and their transfer to Medina is proceeding in an orderly manner Wednesday, 24 Dhu al-Hijjah 1447, corresponding to: 20 Jawza 1405 SH
The process of the return and transfer of the honorable pilgrims of the year 1447 AH, corresponding to 1405 SH, from Makkah to Afghanistan, which began on the fifteenth of Dhu al-Hijjah after the completion of all Hajj rituals, is being carried out in an orderly manner by the Ministry of MOHIA , under the direct supervision and oversight of the Honorable Minister of this Ministry, Sheikh-ul-Hadith Senior Researcher Dr. Noor Mohammad Saqib Sahib, based on the prepared plan and scheduled timetable.
So far, through twenty-seven (27) flights of Ariana Afghan Airlines and Kam Air from Jeddah Airport, a total of eight thousand two hundred and ninety-eight (8,298) pilgrims—who in the first stage of the Hajj journey were directly transferred to Medina—have been transported to the Kabul and Balkh zones.
Of these, four thousand one hundred and forty-eight (4,148) pilgrims are residents of the provinces of Nangarhar, Ghazni, Maidan Wardak, Kapisa, districts of Kabul city, Kabul, and Khost, belonging to the Central Zone; and another four thousand one hundred and fifty (4,150) pilgrims are residents of the provinces of Badakhshan, Takhar, Balkh, Baghlan, Faryab, Jawzjan, Samangan, Kunduz, and Sar-e-Pul, belonging to the Balkh Zone.
Furthermore, Ariana Afghan Airlines has so far operated nine (9) flights, through which two thousand and seventy (2,070) pilgrims have been transported. Kam Air has operated eighteen (18) flights, through which six thousand two hundred and twenty-eight (6,228) pilgrims have been transferred.
In addition, the process of transporting those pilgrims from Makkah to Medina who, during the Hajj journey, were initially transferred directly from Jeddah Airport to Makkah, has also begun. So far, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four (1,844) pilgrims from the provinces of Herat, Uruzgan, Zabul, Badghis, and districts of Kabul city have arrived in Medina.
The aforementioned pilgrims, after being accommodated in modern buildings located in the central area adjacent to the Noble Prophet’s Mosque, will perform forty (40) prayers. In addition, the Committee of Rituals will take them to visit, alongside offering greetings upon the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and upon Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq and Hazrat Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with them), the Rawdah al-Jannah, Jannat al-Baqi, Quba Mosque, Qiblatain Mosque, the Seven Mosques, Mount Uhud, and other sacred and historical sites.
After the completion of these visits, according to the scheduled timetable, the pilgrims will be transferred directly from Medina Airport to their respective air zones in the country.
The process of transporting all pilgrims of the current year to the country, in accordance with the plan and timetable prepared by the Ministry of Guidance, Hajj and Endowments, will be completed within the next twenty-one (21) days, God willing
