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The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced last month that it was
limiting the
of pilgrims allowed to enter the
site this year. Officials said the
were to avoid any further outbreaks of COVID-19 and contain the risks of
. Many Muslim-majority countries around the world have cancelled pilgrimages to Mecca. The
is that Mecca will see only a tiny fraction of the two million pilgrims it usually receives during Hajj. This year,
will be restricted to a few thousand Saudi Arabian citizens. Twenty-two-time
Wafa Shaheen said: "I was not upset by the Hajj news this year as I know there are
of ways to take advantage of this precious
time."
