Umrah begins at Makkah’s Grand Masjid

Viewers across Saudi Arabia and the world tuned in last night to watch the first of the Kingdom’s residents perform Umrah after a more-than-six-month hiatus.

The first group of pilgrims appeared on viewers’ screens circumambulating around the Kaaba after midnight on Sunday.

30-year-old Dania Ahmed, a private sector employee in Jeddah said seeing Mataf around the Kaaba filled with pilgrims again, even at minimum capacity, was a sight to behold.

Ahmed said it is comforting to see people fill up the blessed place again.

After lifting ban on performing Umrah, which was imposed months ago due to outbreak of corona virus, 1,000 pilgrims arrived at Grand Masjid in Makkah.