Saudi Arabia announces Monday, the beginning of the Eid al-Adha, June 28
News… Saudi Arabia announced, on Sunday evening, that Monday is the first day (the month of Hajj), and Eid al-Adha is Wednesday, June 28.
the Saudi Supreme Court confirmed, in a statement, that the sighting of the crescent of Zi Al Hajja was proven, and that Monday is its first day, according to what was reported by the official news agency.
Thus, Tuesday, corresponding to June 27, will be the day of standing at Arafat, and Wednesday, June 28, will be the first day of Eid al-Adha, according to the same source.
Within days, the eyes of the Islamic world will turn to Makah Al-Mukarrama, where the Hajj rituals begin for the season (1444 AH / 2023 AD).
Last February, the Saudi Minister of Hajj, Tawfiq Al-Rabia, announced that his country expects to host more than two million pilgrims during the 2023 Hajj season, about a month after the Kingdom announced the return of the numbers and ages of pilgrims to what they were before the Corona pandemic.
According to official information, the number of pilgrims during the 2022 season reached 899,353, including 779,919 from outside the Kingdom, while the Hajj season for 2021 was limited to the participation of only 60,000 from inside the Kingdom, under strict health controls at the time due to the outbreak of Corona.
The year 2020 witnessed an exceptional season for Hajj, as the number of pilgrims at that time was limited to about 10 thousand from inside Saudi Arabia only, compared to about 2.5 million in 2019 from all over the world.
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