Hajj: Saudi Ambassador tasks pilgrims on conducts

The Saudi Arabia Ambassador in Nigeria, Ustaz Adnan bin Mahmoud Bostaji, has urged Nigerian and other pilgrims to this year’s pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia to be good ambassadors of their countries. He gave the advice on Monday at the Saudi Arabia Attache’s office, during the sendforth ceremony for Nigerians performing this year’s hajj exercise as […]

The Saudi Arabia Ambassador in Nigeria, Ustaz Adnan bin Mahmoud Bostaji, has urged Nigerian and other pilgrims to this year’s pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia to be good ambassadors of their countries.

He gave the advice on Monday at the Saudi Arabia Attache’s office, during the sendforth ceremony for Nigerians performing this year’s hajj exercise as the Guest of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Alsaud.

According to him, of the essence of the special hajj pilgrimage is to present a moderate Islamic methodology of performing hajj and other Islamic rites.

“This is also to establish collaboration among Muslim elites around the globe, while meeting for hajj and other spiritual activities. This is a religious responsibility of the Saudi Arabia Government because all pilgrims are guests of Duyufil-Rahman (The entirely merciful – Allah). I congratulate you (the guests) that are performing this year’s hajj as the guest of the Custodian of the two holy mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Alsaud,” Bostaji who was said.

He commended the King Salman and the Crown Prince, Mohammad bin Salman, for their commitment to the welfare of Muslims during hajj and other endeavours globally.

Speaking earlier, the Cultural Attache of the Saudi Arabia, UstazAbdurrahman Abdullah Alsaheed, said 30 Nigerians are among the abut 1300 intending pilgrims that would perform this year’s hajj as the Guest of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Alsaud.

He commended Ambassador Bostaji for his first visit to the office since his appointment and resumption last month.

“You (guests) should stick to the fear of Allah and take the rites and rituals of the hajj seriously, concentrate on iba’adah (acts of worship) and make other activities secondary. Collaborate with other Muslims across the world and be good ambassadors or your country,” Alsaheed said.

He said that the cultural attaché was first established in Lagos in 1349 A.H (1974) before it moved to Abuja in 1420 A.H (2000) and has been serving as a sub-regional office for Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Niger and Togo.

A member of the guest and lecturer at the Al-Hikma University, Ilorin, Dr. Ibrahim Jamiu Otuyo, who spoke on behalf of others, commended the King Salman and Saudi Arabia authorities, for the god gestures to Nigeria and other countries across the world.

He pledged that the selected Nigerians as the guest of the King, would be good ambassadors of the country.