More than 6.5 million Umrah permits issued in Ramadan
“The Taliban are forcing Shias to migrate and, consequently, if remains a small group of Shias in Afghanistan, they’ll be only a small minority and cannot do anything.” Farajiraad said, “In western Kabul, more than a million Shias live and The Taliban do not acknowledge them as friends. The Taliban believe they would have another conflict with the world, and resistance movements in Afghanistan would probably take action, meanwhile one million Shias in Kabul near Taliban government headquarters is a big security threat to the Taliban. Therefore, if we see this conflict with an optimistic view, Shias issue is both Taliban’s and ISIS’s issue. But pessimistically, the Taliban will take action in their own way. Future shows the consequences of this conflict.”
More than 6.5 million Umrah permits were issued during the holy month of Ramadan.
The permits allow Muslims to perform Umrah or lesser pilgrimage at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
Ramadan, which ended earlier this week, is usually the peak season for Umrah rituals and visiting the Prophet Mohammad’s Mosque in Medina.
Performing prayers at the Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest site, does not require a permit, while an official permit is still mandatory for undertaking Umrah.
The ministry said on Twitter that around 146,736 permits were issued during the lunar month for Muslim men and 116,045 for women to visit Al Rawdah Al Sharifa where the burial place of the Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him, is located at his mosque in Medina.












