RIYADH – King Salman extends a gracious invitation to a thousand influential Muslims worldwide for Umrah.
Led by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, this unique initiative fosters brotherhood, encouraging dialogue and connection among prominent scholars
In 2024, King Salman invites one thousand individuals worldwide to participate in Umrah. The Saudi Press Agency stated that the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call, and Guidance is in charge of this unique initiative, the King’s Guests initiative for Hajj, Umrah, and Visit.
Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Sheikh, the minister of Islamic affairs, thanked King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman for their thoughtful gesture.
He claimed that it demonstrates the Saudi leaders’ commitment to upholding Islam and Muslims, encouraging Muslim fraternity throughout the world, and holding meaningful discussions with people engaged in diverse facets of Islamic activity.
One thousand prominent Muslims from around the globe will be welcomed as part of the Guests Program. This includes university academics, sheiks, intellectuals, notable people, and Islamic scholars. They will travel to Madinah to pray in the Prophet’s mosque and conduct Umrah.
Al-Sheikh commended the Ministry of Islamic Affairs for its ongoing assistance in various domains, which enables it to fulfill its mission of promoting Islam and Muslims. The ministry’s goals are to combat bigotry, fanaticism, and extremism while promoting the ideals and values of Islam.
He prayed for God to reward King Salman and the Crown Prince for their outstanding work bringing Islam and Muslims together and fortifying their bonds. In addition, he prayed for the safety and prosperity of the nation. He requested the pilgrims accept Umrah, guaranteeing their comfortable and safe return to their home countries.
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Good gesture indeed. This will bring His Highness King Salman more closer to Muslims from all over the world at a time when Saudi Arabia’s economy is doing its best to expand with innovations and investments. Invitation to influential Muslims worldwide for doing ‘Umrah Pilgrimage’ also shows HHK Salman strong committment to religion and combating extremism, bigotory,fanaticism and at the same time promoting ideals and values of Islam to people. Gesture is going to make huge impression on ‘Gen Z’ which is born and brought up in various adversity during the world.
Too good to be true
Whose money Saudi Government will spend on those 1000 persons invited to the Umrah? Is not the same money that the Saudi government earns through Haj and Umrah from the middle and lower-middle-class Muslims visiting Makkah and Madinah each year? All those invited must be affluent people who can afford the pilgrimage on their own so why money of Ummah be squandered? The Saudi government should refrain from doing devastating diplomacy at the cost of the money earned from the poor pilgrims, who undertake the painstaking religious pilgrimage from their hard-earned savings of years. Instead, it should make the Haj and Umrah cheaper as a gesture to the Muslim Ummah. Such a gesture could be productive if the Saudi government invited the Muslim heads of the countries and powerful Muslim leaders who can transform the poor Muslims into dynamic citizens of their countries to enhance education and technology with the people of other faiths for the well-being of their nations.