BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, June 20 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Brunei will not send pilgrims for this year’s Haj season, the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) has announced, marking the second season that the country has deferred participation in the yearly pilgrimage.
The ministry in a release said the decision was made after receiving consent from His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam on the recommendation of the Brunei Islamic Religious Council (MUIB), which convened on April 5 to postpone the sending of pilgrims for the Haj season of 1442 Hijrah/2021.
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