His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai has congratulated Hajj pilgrims, describing the pilgrimage as an honour.
Taking to platform X, Sheikh Mohammed wrote: "We congratulate the pilgrims of the House of God on their Hajj.. Praiseworthy promises to the homeland.. Our thanks to the official Hajj delegation of the state. Public service to the public is an honour...so what if the service is for the pilgrims to the House of God intending to please Him... We ask God to accept good deeds from the pilgrims and those who serve them."
نبارك لحجاج بيت الله حجهم .. وعوداً حميداً لأرض الوطن ..
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) June 18, 2024
وشكرنا لبعثة الحج الرسمية للدولة ..
الخدمة العامة للجمهور شرف … فكيف اذا كانت الخدمة لحجاج بيت الله القاصدين مرضاته …
نسأل الله أن يتقبل من الحجاج وممن قام على خدمتهم صالح الأعمال .. pic.twitter.com/pn4PqbVLqg
More than 1.8 million made the pilgrimage to Makkah this year.

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