The first batch of 419 Indian Hajis reached Madina on Thursday and were welcomed by Indian envoy to Saudi Arabia Dr Ausaf Sayeed and Indian consul general in Jeddah Md Noor Rahman Sheikh.

The 2019 Haj season has begun and will continue till September 14.

For the first time, the Indian mission has introduced pre-allotment of buildings in Madina. This means rooms were allotted to Hajis prior to their departure from India. For Mecca, pre-allotment has been happening for years now. Pre-allotment drastically reduces the time taken for the arrival of Hajis since they are already aware of the rooms allotted to them.

Also, for the first time, Haj Committee of India has put tags on the baggage of Hajis marking the hotel and building details along with the room allotted to Hajis.

Indian mission has put in place a 10 bedded main dispensary and three branch dispensaries in localities where Hajis have been accommodated in Madina.&nbsp;

Hajis will stay in Madina for eight days and then move to Mecca on June 12 after offering 40 prayers at Prophet Mosque.&nbsp;

About 63,000 Indian Hajis will arrive in Madina from Thursday till 21st June. Remaining 77,000 will arrive in Jeddah from July 20 to August 5.

In Jeddah, the first Haj Charter flight from India will arrive from July 20 from Ahmedabad.

Core Haj period is from August 8 to August 14, 2019.

The first batch of 419 Indian Hajis reached Madina on Thursday and were welcomed by Indian envoy to Saudi Arabia Dr Ausaf Sayeed and Indian consul general in Jeddah Md Noor Rahman Sheikh.

The first batch of 419 Indian Hajis reached Madina on Thursday and were welcomed by Indian envoy to Saudi Arabia Dr Ausaf Sayeed and Indian consul general in Jeddah Md Noor Rahman Sheikh. The 2019 Haj season has begun and will continue till September 14. For the first time, the Indian mission has introduced pre-allotment of buildings in Madina. This means rooms were allotted to Hajis prior to their departure from India. For Mecca, pre-allotment has been happening for years now. Pre-allotment drastically reduces the time taken for the arrival of Hajis since they are already aware of the rooms allotted to them. Also, for the first time, Haj Committee of India has put tags on the baggage of Hajis marking the hotel and building details along with the room allotted to Hajis. Indian mission has put in place a 10 bedded main dispensary and three branch dispensaries in localities where Hajis have been accommodated in Madina. Hajis will stay in Madina for eight days and then move to Mecca on June 12 after offering 40 prayers at Prophet Mosque. About 63,000 Indian Hajis will arrive in Madina from Thursday till 21st June. Remaining 77,000 will arrive in Jeddah from July 20 to August 5. In Jeddah, the first Haj Charter flight from India will arrive from July 20 from Ahmedabad. Core Haj period is from August 8 to August 14, 2019.

First batch of Indian Hajis reach Madina, India introduces pre-allotment of buildings for first time

Women will be allowed into the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali dargah (shrine) in Mumbai, the shrine&#39;s trust told the Supreme Court today&nbsp;and sought four weeks to make the necessary infrastructural changes.

Women were allowed into the shrine&#39;s sanctum sanctorum uptil March 2011.&nbsp;Then the shrine&#39;s board of trustees imposed the ban on them, saying their entering the sanctum sanctorum was a &quot;grievious sin&quot;.&nbsp;

Noorjehan Fiaz and Zakia Soman, founders of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), had approached the Bombay high court&nbsp;against the ban, calling it unconstitutional.&nbsp;On July 10, 2015, a bench headed by Justice VM Kanade&nbsp;decided to hear the public interest litigation.

On August 26, the Bombay high court&nbsp;held that the ban imposed by the trust contravened Articles 14, 15 and 25 of the Constitution, and said women should be allowed to enter the sanctum sanctorum just as men do.

The high court held that the trust had no power to alter or modify the mode or manner of religious practices of any individual or group. The high court, in a 56-page judgement,&nbsp;had also noted that the &quot;right to manage the trust cannot override the right to practise religion itself&quot;.

The shrine&#39;s trust challenged the high court order.&nbsp;

On October 7, the Supreme Court extended&nbsp;the stay on the entry of women into the shrine&#39;s&nbsp;sanctum sanctorum&nbsp;till October 17 after the shrine&#39;s&nbsp;management said it would come up with a progressive stand in two weeks.&nbsp;

(This report first appeared in DNA)

The shrine's board of trustees banned women in 2011, calling their entry a 'grievious sin'

Women will be allowed into the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali dargah (shrine) in Mumbai, the shrine's trust told the Supreme Court today and sought four weeks to make the necessary infrastructural changes. Women were allowed into the shrine's sanctum sanctorum uptil March 2011. Then the shrine's board of trustees imposed the ban on them, saying their entering the sanctum sanctorum was a "grievious sin". Noorjehan Fiaz and Zakia Soman, founders of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), had approached the Bombay high court against the ban, calling it unconstitutional. On July 10, 2015, a bench headed by Justice VM Kanade decided to hear the public interest litigation. On August 26, the Bombay high court held that the ban imposed by the trust contravened Articles 14, 15 and 25 of the Constitution, and said women should be allowed to enter the sanctum sanctorum just as men do. The high court held that the trust had no power to alter or modify the mode or manner of religious practices of any individual or group. The high court, in a 56-page judgement, had also noted that the "right to manage the trust cannot override the right to practise religion itself". The shrine's trust challenged the high court order. On October 7, the Supreme Court extended the stay on the entry of women into the shrine's sanctum sanctorum till October 17 after the shrine's management said it would come up with a progressive stand in two weeks. (This report first appeared in DNA)

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India: Women to be allowed into Haji Ali sanctum sanctorum, again