Hajj 2025: The Hajj 2025 has concluded with over 1.6 million Muslims from greater than 150 nations visiting Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the annual Islamic pilgrimage final week.
About 1.75 lakh India had resgistered for Hajj this yr. This contains an association for 1.2 lakh pilgrims by means of authorities quota managed by the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs, by means of the Hajj Committee of India The remaining pilgrims from the annual quota (over 50,000 pilgrims) was allotted to Non-public Tour Operators.
“Hajj 2025 was not only a logistical milestone—it was a glimpse of what the way forward for pilgrimage can and needs to be,” stated Dr Tawfig bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, Minister of Hajj and Umrah stated in an announcement on June 9
The Hajj is a should for these Muslims who can afford the journey prices to Saudi Arabia from their house nations.
“Serving over 1.6 million pilgrims with greater than 130 digital providers, increasing emergency care by 60 %, and deploying over 20,000 buses and trains isn’t solely about scale—it’s about reimagining the expertise itself. Our objective is to make each journey to the holy websites not solely protected, however seamless, inclusive, and spiritually enriching. This yr was a step ahead—and we’re already constructing what comes subsequent,” he stated.
The annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest metropolis of Islam in Saudi Arabia, which homes the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest website, is carried out throughout a selected interval.
The Hajj pilgrimage is held yearly between the eighth and thirteenth days of Zil-Hajj, the twelfth and remaining month on the Islamic lunar calendar. This yr, the corresponding Gregorian calendar dates of Hajj 2025 in Saudi Arabia are between 4 June and 9 June.
The primary Hajj rituals culminate with the commemoration of Eid al-Adha which falls on tenth Zil-Hajj or June 6 in Saudi Arabia this yr. In India Eid al-Adha was on 7 June.
Momentary suspension of brief time period Visas over
With the conclusion of Hajj 2025, the momentary suspension on short-term visas for 14 nations together with India is over too.
In April, to curb unauthorised Hajj pilgrimages and management inbound journey, Saudi Arabia suspended the difficulty of short-term visas for 14 nations: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Nigeria, Jordan, Algeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Yemen and Morocco.
This momentary restriction was to keep away from overcrowding throughout Hajj 205. Folks have previously travelled to Saudi Arabia on short-term visas and entered Mecca with out official permission for the Hajj. Authorities stated that a lot of those that died within the warmth throughout final yr’s Hajj have been unregistered and unable to entry air-conditioned pilgrim facilities.
The federal government clarified on 9 June that momentary restrictions on short-term visas will not exist.
“As a matter of follow, in the course of the Hajj season, there are momentary restrictions on short-term visas to keep away from overcrowding throughout this season, which finish with the conclusion of Hajj,” a authorities supply informed information company PTI.
Many pilgrims additionally go to the town of Medina, house to the Prophet Muhammad’s tomb and the second-holiest website in Islam. Whereas not an official a part of the Hajj, visiting Medina stays a major non secular expertise for a lot of religious Muslims.
The suspension, howeverm will proceed until month finish by when all pilgrims will go away the holy cities.
Hajj 2026 Preparation Begins
Hajj 2025 was not only a logistical milestone—it was a glimpse of what the way forward for pilgrimage can and needs to be.
With the profitable conclusion of this yr’s Hajj, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has promptly initiated preparations for Hajj 2026—underscoring its unwavering dedication to elevating the pilgrim expertise below the visionary management of its Custodian of the 2 Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina.
Hajj workplaces throughout the globe have acquired the preliminary operational plans for Hajj 2026, reflecting the Kingdom’s sacred duty in serving the friends of Allah with excellence, care, and dedication.
