Awqaf Ministry condemns Saudi regime’s ban on Hajj for 1441 AH

SANAA, June 24 (YPA) – The Ministry of Awqaf and Guidance in the National Salvation Government on Wednesday condemned the Saudi regime’s banning of the Haj for the year 1441 AH.

The Ministry considered this, in a statement, as “an unfortunate step” and blocking the way to the Grand Mosque, indicating that Allah had warned against doing that in the Holy Quran and vowed to punish those who do it.

The statement indicated that it would have been better for the Saudi regime, instead of waging criminal wars against Muslims, to work on arranging correct and sound measures that would provide the appropriate climate for pilgrims in the Grand Mosque.

“This step satisfies the masters of this regime, namely the Americans and Zionists, and achieves their agendas and goals because they see in the ritual of Hajj a threat to their plans, as it is the greatest Muslim conference and a duty strengthening the unity of the Islamic nation,” the statement said.

“What the people of Yemen suffered during five consecutive years from preventing them from performing Hajj is today generalized to all Muslims, in clear politicization of the Hajj obligation,” the statement added. “It is a coincidence that this ban came this year, coinciding with the first centenary of the major massacre of pilgrims committed by the criminal Saudi regime against 3000 Yemeni pilgrims in Tannumah and Sadwan areas in 1341 AH.”

The Awqaf Ministry called on Islamic countries to condemn this step and work to remove the hand of the Saudi regime from Islamic sanctities, as it has failed in their management. It also called for the involvement of Islamic countries in the management of the holy sites and the Forbidden Mosque in order to make them for Muslims in general.

YPA