Saudi Arabia bans Syrians from Hajj

By Areeb Hasni Sep 18th, 2012 ( 11 Comments )

Damascus: The Syrian media on Tuesday claimed that Saudi Arabia, place of two Muslim holy mosques, Mecca and Medina, has barred Syrians from entering the country to perform the annual Muslim hajj, indicating the tensions between the two Arab nations.

According to official SANA news agency, the Syrian High Committee of hajj has announced to halt the pilgrimage this year, due to a failure to reach consensus with the Saudi authorities.

The Syrian committee “took all necessary steps for the 2012 hajj season, but the relevant ministry in Saudi Arabia did not sign the accord as it does every year,” SANA said.

The hajj to Mecca — the world’s largest annual human assembly — is one of the five pillars of Islam and must be performed at least once in a lifetime by all those Muslims who are able to.

A decision to suspend Syrian participation in the holy pilgrimage, which has not yet been confirmed by Saudi Arabia, would be the latest in a string of moves adopted by Riyadh against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

Saudi Arabia has opposed the Syrian regime led by President Bashar –al-Assad and stressed on the International powers to intervene in the matter.

According to estimates more than 25000 people have been killed since the popular uprising began against the Syrian President.

Syria had also accused the kingdom for providing lethal and financial support to the rebels fighting Syrian forces.

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http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000488443007 Steven Goodwin

Although I have NO respect for Islam and have no ‘skin in the game’…. I think it’s wrong to ban religious people from fulfilling one of the requirements of Islam… they are doing the Syrian followers a serious dis-service
Steve J

Given the grief that islam has given to the world, its a shame we can’t launch some instant sunshine on these 2 sites and help destroy islam for the good of mankind!
- M Calleran
  
  I hear ya! I’m all for wiping out this evil ideology led by a pedeophile ‘prophet’! islam is evil incarnate and has no place in a modern, civilised and forward-thinking world. It’s days are numbered, and I hope I’m around when the final conflict takes place between the modern West and medieval East.
http://profile.yahoo.com/JZ5VZM77NMMNJOJBHRMLYZDAEU Abbas

Wahabi heretic abdulla is a self appointed guardian of the Holy sites of Mecca and Medina – not an owner.If the news is true regarding him stopping the Syrians from performing the Hajj ,wahabi abdulla and his numerous fathered children from numerous slaves/wives will rot in Hell -for make no mistake this step is very similar to the anti Islamic film made in US.So watch out abdulla -for as it is being of advanced age you are a step nearer to hell
- Syed Danish Hussain
  
  Hey Rafidi!!!! I am also sad because majority of Muslims would not be able to perform Hajj from Syria. But the main problem is your beloved Rafidi Bashar al Assad may have used Rafidis to enrupt protets and violence in this year Hajj… Although I don’t support this ban on whole syrian muslims alternatively Saudi Authorities should only impose bans on Rafidis from Syria.
  - http://profile.yahoo.com/JZ5VZM77NMMNJOJBHRMLYZDAEU Abbas
    
    when you personalise an issue -you surely come from the gutter.- and that is much lower than the nasibis
    - Syed Danish Hussain
      
      I surely don’t come from Iran (The Gutter). The level of knowledge you have shown here by using the term “nasibi’ is enough for me to advise you to read Quran. Read only one verse from Quran 33:33 and you will come to recognize yourself as nasibi in addition to “rafidi”.
      - http://profile.yahoo.com/JZ5VZM77NMMNJOJBHRMLYZDAEU Abbas
        
        When you personalise comments it shows your intelligence level to be zero=just like your wahabi heretic sect,who when they cannot hold a debate ,get down to a level that you have done.It is a shame you lot are living in the middle ages and your only qualification is and will always be a slave to the western power who treat you like shit
      - Syed Danish Hussain
        
        Although this news was misinformation but some times as an individual we have to get down to a level to come at par with Rafidi. and who cannot hold a debate? and what I did? I merely quoted a quranic reference just to let you know that it is you who is entitled to Nasibi. It is you rafidis who are living in the middle ages and believe that a man went into the hidings some thousand+ years ago and your shit leaders (e.g. ahmadi nijad) are waiting for him for the rescue instead of doing something blah blah blah. That is the level of your leaders and your lot!! rafiidi!!
      - http://profile.yahoo.com/JZ5VZM77NMMNJOJBHRMLYZDAEU Abbas
        
        I will rest my case and quote a famous saying that never argue with a fool(in this case you ) for people will not know the difference.By the way you are not one of the illegitimate child of a wahabi slave – as the language you use is that of a person who comes from a that sort of wahabi heretic background,who think they are always right.
      - Syed Danish Hussain
        
        I will also rest my case and quote from Quran… Deaf, dumb and blind and they will not return…. Further, you seem to me illegitimate child of Muta (may be I am wrong), who doesn’t even know what he is talking about.