(13 May 2025)
IRAQ HAJJ PILGRIMS
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Baghdad, Iraq – 8 May 2025
1. Various of pilgrims collecting their luggage after coming out of bus at airport
2. Various of pilgrims’ luggage being checked at a security check
3. Various of security dog sniffing luggage
4. Various of departures hall in airport, people waiting
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmad Salman, from Hajj and Umrah Commission in Iraq:
"Today, around 773 pilgrims are departing for the Holy Lands. We ask God to sustain this virtuous blessing. The services are running very smoothly."
6. Various of pilgrims waiting at terminal
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sabriya Ibrahim, pilgrim from Iraq:
"My feelings are indescribable. First of all, we are departing to the House of God. We are the guests of the Most Merciful, and we plead with God to protect our children and our country, and to drive away all harm from us, my dear. May God watch over everyone. This is the greatest wish for a person, to perform Hajj and visit the House of God. Thank God."
8. Various of pilgrims waiting at the airport
9. Various of Baghdad International Airport
STORYLINE:
Hundreds of Iraqi pilgrims departed from Baghdad to Saudi Arabia on Thursday to perform the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage.
The group is one of many making similar journeys from airports across the country to undertake the trip of a lifetime.
Ahmad Salman from the Iraqi Hajj authority said they were facilitating the departure of 773 pilgrims on Thursday alone.
In total, Iraq’s share of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage is 33,690 pilgrims including travelers from the Kurdish region, according to the country’s Hajj authority.
"This is the greatest wish for a person, to perform Hajj and visit the House of God," said Sabriya Ibrahim, who was waiting at Baghdad airport to depart to Saudi Arabia.
The annual Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and Muslims are required to undertake it at least once in their lives if they are physically and financially able.
Every year, Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca brings together millions of Muslims from around the world, making it one of the world’s largest religious gatherings.
This year’s pilgrimage is scheduled to begin on the evening of June 4 and conclude on June 9.
For those performing the Hajj, it is a profound spiritual experience that wipes away sins, brings them closer to God and highlights Muslim unity.
AP video shot by Ali Jabar
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