All but One Maldivian Hajj Pilgrim Reaches Arafat, Informs Minister
Minister of Islamic Affairs Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed has stated that all but one Maldivian pilgrim participating in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage have successfully entered Arafat.
In a post shared on X, Shaheem said one pilgrim had been admitted to a hospital in Mina and was receiving treatment, adding that efforts were underway to also take the individual to Arafat.
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He said assistants from the Maldives Hajj Corporation were actively assisting the pilgrim and that the overall Hajj operation was proceeding smoothly.
އެންމެ ހާޖީއެއް ފިޔަވައި ދިވެހި ހާޖީން ވަނީ ޢަރަފާތަށް ވަދެފަ. އެއް ހާޖީއަކު މިނާގެ ހޮސްޕިޓަލްގައި އެޑްމިޓްކުރެވި ފަރުވާއެއް ދެވެމުންދަނީ އިންޝާ ﷲ އެބޭފުޅާވެސް އަރަފާތަށް ގެންދެވޭނެ. ހައްޖު ކޯޕަރޭޝަންގެ އެހީތެރިން ދަނީ އެބޭފުޅާއެކު ހަރަކާތްތެރިވެ އެހީތެރިވަމުން. ހުރިހާކަމެއް…— Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed (@Mohamedshaheem1) May 26, 2026
According to the Hajj Corporation, nearly 1,000 Maldivian pilgrims are participating in Hajj this year under the Maldives’ allocated quota.
The corporation previously announced that all Maldivian pilgrims would be accommodated at the Al Balad At Tayyib Ajiyad Hotel in Makkah, which has been reserved exclusively for pilgrims from the Maldives.
ދިވެހި ޙައްޖުވެރިން ޢަރަފާތު ބިމުގައި.#އިތުބާރާއިޔަޤީންކަން #ޙައްޖު1447 pic.twitter.com/G3Xiur7pZB— Maldives Hajj Corporation Limited (@Hajjcorporation) May 26, 2026
The 12-storey hotel consists of 355 rooms and includes facilities such as the Hajj Corporation Office, the Office of the Hajj Mission, a 24-hour help desk, a health clinic, a mosque, conference hall, restaurants, kitchen, laundry services, café and buggy transportation services within the premises.
According to the corporation, the arrangement was designed to centralise accommodation and services in one location to provide greater convenience and support for Maldivian pilgrims during the pilgrimage period.
