"Authorities say that pilgrims performing Hajj this year have undergone a rigorous selection process and that they were required to go through periods of self-isolation before arriving in the holy cities.

Pilgrims were selected after applying through an online portal, and all had to be between 20 and 50 years of age.Just after dawn Friday, small groups — masked and physically distancing — made their way toward the massive, multistory Jamarat Complex in the Saudi valley area of Mina. ""I have the feeling that having your daughter far from you and taking such a big step in her faith as a 'grown -up' makes her proud." Middle East 2020 hajj: Amid COVID-19, thousands flock to Mecca In a normal year, millions of Muslims flock to Mecca for the hajj pilgrimage. Pilgrims circle the Kaaba in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 31, 2020.

Livestock sellers, used to doing brisk business in the days before the holiday, say sales have dwindled.“The situation is really complicated by the coronavirus, it’s a tough market,” Oumar Maiga, a livestock trader in Ivory Coast said. They are very social, there’s a lot of stuff going on,” Faiz said.“Eid is a time to celebrate and be with the community,” she continued. It is here where Muslims believe the devil tried to talk the Prophet Ibrahim, or Abraham, out of submitting to God’s will.Muslims commemorate Ibrahim’s test of faith by slaughtering livestock and animals and distributing the meat to the poor.During the last days of hajj, male pilgrims shave their heads and remove the terrycloth white garments worn during the pilgrimage. "Previously, Saudi authorities had hinted that the annual pilgrimage, one of Islam's five major pillars, could be canceled, calling on potential pilgrims to put their plans on hold. We haven't seen each other since December 2019. "Hajj in 2020 is a truly exceptional pilgrimage by all measures," Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Muhammad Saleh bin Taher Benten said, according to a statement by the kingdom's media ministry. "I actually think there would never be a better time to perform Hajj for me." Commenting on the safety measures, Lagdaa said it only makes her feel better about performing the Hajj.

"So the quarantine is really a valuable time to pause and rest and think," she told CNN. Government precautions included testing pilgrims for the virus, monitoring their movement with electronic wristbands and requiring them to quarantine before and after.
Hajj in the age of coronavirus: sterilised pebbles, face masks and no touching the Kaaba Saudi Arabia oversees muted, socially distanced Hajj pilgrimage for select group of 1,000 Muslims "Due to the exceptional global health circumstances caused by the coronavirus pandemic, strict precautionary measures have been applied to ensure a healthy Hajj for all pilgrims. Join us on a 12-month journey to see them all "My mother cried out of joy when I told her. They are expected to quarantine after their arrival and upon their return, according to the media ministry. Life is getting tougher by the day. “We are in a situation we’ve never seen in other years.”The hajj pilgrimage has also been drastically impacted by the virus. The height of Hajj corresponds with the major Islamic holy day Eid al-Adha, which commemorates Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son on Divine orders.The pilgrimage, conducted over five days, includes numerous detailed rituals including wearing a special garment that symbolizes human equality and unity before God, a circular, counter-clockwise procession around the Kaaba, and the symbolic stoning of evil.Another pilgrim, Moroccan-French 29-year-old Sarah Lagdaa, says that "everything happened so fast in the process of applying, getting selected and then going through the medical tests and getting ready." Worshippers perform part of the al-Aqabah ritual at the Jamarat Complex in Mina, Saudi Arabia, on July 31.Worshippers perform part of the al-Aqabah ritual at the Jamarat Complex in Mina, Saudi Arabia, on July 31.Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Small groups of people performed one of the final rites of the Islamic hajj on Friday as Muslims worldwide marked the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday amid a global pandemic that has impacted nearly every aspect of this year's pilgrimage and celebrations.The last days of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia coincide with the four-day Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice,” in which Muslims slaughter livestock and distribute the meat to the poor.The pandemic has pushed millions of people around the world closer to the brink of poverty, making it harder for many to fulfill the religious tradition of purchasing livestock.In Somalia, the price of meat has slightly increased. ... We were surprised that the lockdown period included the Eid holiday and more,” cafe owner Marwan Madhat said. "Honestly with everything that I went through, going through the isolation and having family so far away, the opportunity to perform Hajj made up for everything," said Yusuf, an assistant professor at Taibah University in Medina. The Hajj is one of the biggest religious gatherings in the world.

The imam’s voice was slightly muffled as he preached through a mask about sacrifice and its relevance to the holiday.And in Los Angeles, Arfa Faiz and a small group of friends were planning to take part in a socially distanced picnic at a park — a far cry from previous Eids when large groups would congregate on the beach or at a hall.“Usually in L.A. the Eid things are really big.

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