Mohsina Kidwai chairperson of Haj committee

Senior Congress leader Mohsina Kidwai was Wednesday elected chairperson of the Haj Committee of India, a government panel that makes arrangements for the Muslim pilgrimage to the holy cities of Makkah and Medina in Saudi Arabia.

The ministry of external affairs, which is the nodal authority for administering the Haj Committee Act, 2002, convened the first meeting of the Haj
Committee to elect a chairperson and two vice chairpersons," the statement said.



Hasan Ahmed and Aboo Bucker were elected vice chairmen at the meeting of the newly constituted committee, according to a statement by the ministry of external affairs.

To fulfill Allah’s command “and proclaim the Hajj among me that they may fulfill the fifth pillar of which the foundation of the religion of Al-Islam is built. To aid and facilitate in the complete preparation, education, and implementation of the rites of Hajj as provided by Prophet Muhammadin a way that is pleasing to Allah



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