Islamabad, July 08, 2022 (PPI-OT):One million Hajj pilgrims reciting Labbaik Allahumma Labaik are moving towards Arafat from Mina Tent Village on Friday to perform Waqoof-i-Arafat, Rukne-Azam of the Hajj which marks climax of the Hajj.

Radio Pakistan correspondent Ijaz Hussain reports that the Hujjaj will listen the Hajj Sermon at Masjid-e-Nimrah while staying in Arafat on Friday. Dr Al Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al Issa will deliver the sermon.

Radio Pakistan will broadcast Khutba-e-Hajj live from Masjid-e-Nimrah Arafat at 1305 hours on Friday. The pilgrims are performing Hajj for the first time after a hiatus of two years following the travel restrictions caused by the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.

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