{"id":2529,"date":"2014-09-10T10:20:36","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T10:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=2529"},"modified":"2014-09-10T10:20:36","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T10:20:36","slug":"king-hosts-1400-pilgrims-from-70-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/king-hosts-1400-pilgrims-from-70-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"King hosts 1,400 pilgrims from 70 countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Saudi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-341\" src=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Saudi.jpg\" alt=\"Saudi\" width=\"423\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Saudi.jpg 580w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Saudi-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a>A total of 1,400 Muslim leaders from more than 70 countries will perform Haj this year as guests of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, said Islamic Affairs Minister Saleh Al-Asheikh on Tuesday.<br \/>\n\u201cKing Abdullah has instructed us to make arrangements for hosting 1,400 pilgrims from different countries around the world to perform Haj this year as his guests,\u201d said Al-Asheikh.<br \/>\nHe said the king\u2019s gesture reflects his care and support for Muslims all over the world and his keenness to strengthen Islamic solidarity by enhancing relations between Muslims in different countries.<br \/>\nThe royal guests will come from Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Maldives and Bosnia-Herzegovina.<br \/>\nMuslim leaders from Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia, India, Serbia, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Ireland, Iceland, Niger, Uganda, Rwanda, Madagascar, Zambia, Comoros Islands, Kenya and Tanzania are also among royal invitees.<br \/>\n\u201cWe have hosted more than 22,000 Muslim leaders, including women, to perform Haj as royal guests in recent years,\u201d the minister said, adding that new people are selected for the program every year. \u201cThis year\u2019s guests include pilgrims from 40 African countries,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nThe ministry has taken every measure to make the program a big success and take care of the royal guests. \u201cWe have set up several committees for this purpose,\u201d said Al-Asheikh.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); 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