Hajj in Tyre.. Stunning photos of the Hajj from 1933 to the present day

Written By رنا السيلاوي on 2022/05/10

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Weather of Arabia</strong> - Hajj trips took place in multiple historical periods and coincided with many events since the construction of the holy places, some of which were documented by blogging, drawings, then pictures and video after the invention of cameras, and the photo archive became rich with amazing shots of the Kaaba and pilgrims during the great annual event, and during the performance of pilgrims Hajj rituals.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Below are 25 snapshots from the photographic memory of the pilgrims and the Kaaba from 1933 to the present day. We leave you with the photos. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/makkah-pilgrims-march1933.jpeg" style="width: 482px; height: 600px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(The Kaaba in March 1933)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/makkah-pilgrims-november1948.jpeg" style="width: 455px; height: 600px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Pilgrims gather at the level of Arafat in November 1948)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/makkah-pilgrims-november1948-1.jpeg" style="width: 796px; height: 600px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Pilgrims gather at the shrine of Mina in November 1948)</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/makkah-pilgrims-november1948-2.jpeg" style="width: 795px; height: 600px;" /></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Pilgrims gather at Arafat in November 1948)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/makkah-pilgrims-november1948-3.jpeg" style="width: 750px; height: 600px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Tawaf around the Kaaba in November 1948)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/makkah-pilgrims-1953.jpeg" style="width: 682px; height: 600px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Tawaf around the Kaaba in 1953)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/makkah-pilgrims-march1967-zamzam.jpeg" style="width: 566px; height: 600px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(The Kaaba in March 1967, with the well of Zamzam in the left of the picture)</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/makkah-pilgrims-airport-august1968.jpeg" style="width: 800px; height: 523px;" /></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Pilgrims arrive at Makkah Airport in August 1968)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/pilgrim-makkah-airport.jpeg" style="width: 800px; height: 534px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Pilgrims arrive at Makkah Airport in August 1968)</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/makkah-pilgrims-august1968.jpeg" style="width: 800px; height: 522px;" /></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Vendors to serve pilgrims - in August 1968)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/makkah-pilgrims-1968.jpeg" style="width: 800px; height: 518px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(The Kaaba in 1968)</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/12-makkah-pilgrims-1979.jpeg" style="width: 750px; height: 600px;" /></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Pilgrims circumnavigate the Kaaba in 1979)</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/13-makkah-pilgrims-1979-1.jpeg" style="width: 800px; height: 637px;" /></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(The Grand Mosque and the Kaaba in 1979)</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/14-makkah-iraqi-pilgrims-1999.jpeg" style="width: 800px; height: 469px;" /></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Thousands of pilgrims crossed the Iraqi-Saudi border near Arar in March 1999 to perform Hajj)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/15-makkah-pilgrims-march2000.jpeg" style="width: 800px; height: 538px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(The pilgrims arrived at the Grand Mosque in Mecca in March 2000, when more than a million Muslims traveled to Medina)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/16-makkah-pilgrims-february2001.jpeg" style="width: 800px; height: 533px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(About 1.3 million pilgrims participated in Hajj in February 2001)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/17-makkah-iraqi-pilgrims-2004.jpeg" style="width: 800px; height: 506px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Iraqi pilgrims travel to Mecca by bus in 2004, after restrictions on who can perform Hajj were lifted)</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/18-makkah-mina-pilgrims-2004.jpeg" style="width: 800px; height: 1196px;" /></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Millions of pilgrims participating in the Hajj pilgrimage in 2004 arrived in Mina to camp, in what was called the largest tent city in the world)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/19-makkah-arafat-pilgrims-2004.jpeg" style="width: 800px; height: 535px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Pilgrimages at the level of Arafat in 2004)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/20-makkah-jordan-pilgrims-2005.jpeg" style="width: 800px; height: 532px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Pilgrims travel from Jordan to Mecca in 2005)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/21-makkah-pilgrims-2005.jpeg" style="width: 800px; height: 533px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Pilgrims perform congregational prayers in 2005)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/22-makkah-friday-pilgrims-2005.jpeg" style="width: 800px; height: 533px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(About two million pilgrims from all over the world attend Friday prayers at the Grand Mosque during the Hajj season in 2005)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/23-makkah-arafat-pilgrims-january2006.jpeg" style="width: 800px; height: 512px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Pilgrims gather at Upper Arafat, southeast of Mecca, in January 2006)</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/24-makkah-pilgrims-heavy-rain2009.jpeg" style="width: 800px; height: 488px;" /></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Pilgrims seeking shelter during heavy rains in Mecca in 2009)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/52636610604b0_the-1434h-hajj-photos-17.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 492px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Hajj in 2013, when a temporary shelter was established during the expansion operations, and it remained for 3 years)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SAUDI-HAJ.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 533px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Pilgrims performing Hajj in 2020 amid strict restrictions imposed due to the Corona virus, as about ten thousand people participated, compared to about two million Muslims who traveled to the Holy Land in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj every year)</strong> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2022/hajj-terms_700x400.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 457px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>(Pilgrimage rituals 2021, which were limited to 60 thousand residents of the Kingdom vaccinated against the Corona virus)</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> And this year (2022), the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia said in a statement that it had decided to raise the number of pilgrims to one million people from inside and outside the Kingdom, with each country adhering to the quota allocated to it and adhering to health recommendations related to the Corona virus.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>You may also be interested: <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7-... does the date of Eid al-Adha change every year?</a></strong></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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