The first part of the pilgrims from Ukraine moved to the Islamic holy places. QHA is reported about it by the Mufti of Muslims of Crimea hajji Emirali effendi Ablaev.
According to the Mufti, 32 Muslims from Crimea and Odessa, including eight women moved to Hajj from the Central Airport of Aqmescit (Simferopol).
Also, E. Ablaev noted, the rest of pilgrims to make a hajj plan to move to Saudi Arabia on 18 November.
It should be mentioned that 24 June 2009, the Religious Administration of Muslims of Crimea (RAMC) by agreement with interested parties distributed the quotas among 5 the Muftiyats of Ukraine, in connection with that, the quota of 500 places was distributed in the following way: the Religious Centre of Moslem Communities of Ukraine (Donetsk City) – 50 places, “Kyiv’s Muftiyat” – 50 places, Ummah Muftiyat – 100 places, the Religious Administration of Moslems of Ukraine (RAMU) headed by Ahmad Tamim – 100 places and the Muftiyat of Crimea – 200 places.
Reference: the Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca. It is currently the largest annual pilgrimage in the world and is the fifth pillar of Islam, a moral obligation that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so.
The Hajj is a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim people, and their submission to Allah. The pilgrimage occurs from the 7th to 13th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic calendar.
Because the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, eleven days shorter than the Gregorian calendar used in the Western world, the Gregorian date of the Hajj changes from year to year. In 2007, the Hajj was from December 17–21; in 2008 from December 6–10, and in 2009 will be November 25–29.
Ihram is the name given to the special state in which Muslims live whilst on the pilgrimage.
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