Haj pilgrims begin return journey in Telangana

The Telangana Haj pilgrims have started returning home after successfully performing the pilgrimage in the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia.

The first flight carrying 377 Telangana pilgrims is set to depart from Madinah on Wednesday, and the flight is scheduled to reach Hyderabad on Thursday.

The last flight is scheduled to leave on August 6th, according to officials.

“We have spiritually enjoyed pilgrimage which was smooth and hassle free”, said Moulana Idris of



Falaknuma in Hyderabad, who is among first batch of pilgrims to return home.

All Telangana pilgrims arrived directly to Makkah through Jeddah Airport and after Haj now they have been moving to Madinah in phase manner where they will spend eight days prior to returning home. They will offer forty prayers at Masjide Nabwi in Madinah during their eight days of stay.

All over national level, Indian pilgrims have started to return home immediately after Haj. So far, 26,319 pilgrims returned home as of Wednesday.