{"id":49647,"date":"2020-04-16T12:04:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T11:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=49647"},"modified":"2020-04-16T12:04:34","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T11:04:34","slug":"british-muslims-warned-against-hajj-bookings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/british-muslims-warned-against-hajj-bookings\/","title":{"rendered":"British Muslims warned against Hajj bookings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-49253\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hajj.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"827\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hajj.jpg 612w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hajj-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/>British Muslims are being urged to hold off on entering into contracts with Hajj tour operators due to uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic. The Council of British Hajjis (CBHUK) issued the advice on Wednesday, in partnership with the British Consulate in Jeddah, City of London Police, Birmingham Trading Standards and the Civil Aviation Authority. With the Umrah pilgrimage already suspended, concerns are mounting over whether Hajj will take place this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"alignleft quote-simple \"><p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script> <!-- Automatic size Responsive --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1234237307185872\" data-ad-slot=\"7381563475\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins> <script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rashid Mogradia, founder and CEO of the CBHUK, encouraged people to \u201cdefer making Hajj bookings until there is a clear picture on the spread of the coronavirus.\u201d<br \/>\nHe praised Saudi authorities for \u201ctaking the health and wellbeing of Muslims from all over the world wanting to undertake the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimage seriously by suspending the lesser pilgrimage of Umrah.\u201d<br \/>\nThe British Consul-General in Jeddah, Seif Usher, advised British Muslims to \u201cwait and monitor announcements from the Saudi authorities before planning Hajj and Umrah.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe FCO is currently advising British nationals against all non-essential travel worldwide for an indefinite period,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nYasmin Qureshi, a British MP and chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Hajj and Umrah, urged British Muslims to follow the advice of the Saudi authorities and \u201cput on hold their Hajj plans until there is a clear picture with the coronavirus pandemic.\u201d<br \/>\nAction Fraud, the UK\u2019s national reporting center for fraud and cybercrime, warned that \u201ccriminals will use every opportunity they can to defraud innocent people,\u201d and the Hajj and Umrah market \u201cis no different.\u201d<br \/>\nTo avoid falling victim to Hajj-related fraud, Action Fraud and the CBHUK encouraged people to make sure that they have booked with an ATOL holder, that it has been issued with an ATOL certificate, and that it is approved by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.<br \/>\nThe advice also encouraged people with existing bookings to hold off from making further payment instalments until the Saudi authorities announce Hajj 2020.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">? HAJJ ADVICE 2020<br \/>\nAWARENESS CAMPAIGN<\/p>\n<p>Advice for British Muslims booking trips to Mecca<\/p>\n<p>Read the advice: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BJQD8pI7tx\">https:\/\/t.co\/BJQD8pI7tx<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hajj2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hajj2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HajjAwareness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HajjAwareness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HajiUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HajiUK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Makkah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Makkah<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mecca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Mecca<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hajj?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hajj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ramadan2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ramadan2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jsQcT7s5dq\">pic.twitter.com\/jsQcT7s5dq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cncl British Hajjis (@cbhuk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cbhuk\/status\/1250334293362171904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/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); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/british-muslims-warned-against-hajj-bookings\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Muslims are being urged to hold off on entering into contracts with Hajj tour operators due to uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic. The Council of British Hajjis (CBHUK) issued the advice on Wednesday, in partnership with the British Consulate in Jeddah, City of London Police, Birmingham Trading Standards and the Civil Aviation Authority. 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