Saudi Arabia's Hajj, which usually draws in 2.5M people, has been scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic with 1,000 selected to attend.
El Farissi was among the select few. Her husband, Yasser el Farissi, 39, said he was at first anxious about participating in light of the pandemic. However, the business development director said he now feels reassured by all the precautions being taken.
Rather than praying shoulder-to-shoulder in a sea of people, they will be standing apart and moving in small groups of 20.The pilgrimage follows a route the Prophet Muhammad walked nearly 1,400 years ago and is believed to trace the footsteps of the prophets Ibrahim and Ismail — or Abraham and Ishmael — as they are named in the Bible.
The first group of women pilgrims pray at a distance in the Grand Mosque in Mecca at the start of the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage.They were given wristbands that connect to their phones and monitor their movement. The rites performed on the journey have also been altered. Instead of sharing meals, pilgrims are eating prepackaged food alone in their hotel rooms.
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