3 July 2022
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah will inaugurated the 46th edition of the Grand Hajj Symposium today, Saudi Press Agency reported.
The symposium, called “Hajj after the Pandemic… Rituals and Care,” will be attended by scholars and intellectuals from the Kingdom and Muslim countries.
The event will last two days and Al-Rabiah will speak at the opening session.
Other speakers include the President of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, Algerian Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments Youssef Belmahdi, Pakistani Minister of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Mufti Abdul Shakoor, and Jordanian Minister of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs and Holy Places Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Al-Khalayleh.
The ministry aims to highlight the role that the Kingdom has played in serving Hajj and pilgrims since the inception of Saudi Arabia, and to highlight the most important achievements, pioneering projects and successive developments in the holy sites that serve Muslims.
