Muslims from Cuba performing Haj for first time

Muslims from Cuba performing Haj for first time
Saturday, 04 October 2014 13:16 Posted by Parvez Jabri 48

ISLAMABAD: Five pilgrims from Cuba are performing Haj this year as
guests of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah.
This was for the first time, Muslims from Cuba arriving in the Kingdom
to perform Haj, according to Abdullah Al-Modlej, executive director for
the program of the King's guests at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs,
Arab news reported.
Al-Modlej said the five-member team includes leader of the Muslim
community in Cuba. He noted that the ministry deputed one preacher to
lead taraweeh prayers for Muslims of Cuba during the last Ramadan. There
are no mosques in Cuba and therefore the Muslims hired a wedding hall to
offer prayers.
"On the first day, the number of worshippers who came to attend prayers
was around 130 and the second day their number shot up to 500, and this
number increased further by the end of the fasting month," he said.
Several new Muslims from Korea and Europe have also arrived to perform
Haj as the King's guests, Al-Modlej added.

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