Pregnant women in India barred from Hajj pilgrimage

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April 8, 2016

Bareilly, Apr 8: As per the latest directive by the Hajj Committee of India, women who are pregnant at the time of filing application and complete four months of pregnancy in September when Hajj Yatra begins would not be allowed to proceed.

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Even if they hide this fact and proceed on Hajj, they can be de-boarded from the flight if it is found that they have concealed the above fact, say Hajj officials. It is not clear who will check their pregnancy status in-flight.

Bareilly Hajj Sewa Samiti secretary Nazim Beg said, "This year the Hajj pilgrimage is scheduled to start in September. It has been decided that pregnant women wishing to go on Haj should make sure that they have not completed four months of pregnancy at the time of leaving the country, failing which they would be barred from the pilgrimage."

The directive has come from the chief executive officer of Central Hajj Committee, Ata-ur-Rehman, who has clearly asked such women to take back their money and cancel their seats.

When asked the rationale behind such step, Beg said, "It is in the interest of pregnant women. The first five days of Hajj are a gruelling test of stamina and endurance of Hajis who have to move from one spot to other in quick succession. Besides, they are also supposed to make several rounds of the holy places as a part of the ritual. The decision has been taken in view of the safety and health of pregnant women."

Bareilly Hajj Sewa Samiti president and Baheri MLA, Ataur Rehman, said, "In case of labour pain, the Haj committee has to make arrangements for admitting the woman to hospital, which adds up to the expenses of the committee. This is the reason why we would ask such women to undergo mandatory medical check-up to ascertain the status of their pregnancy."

Rehman added that the CHC has asked all centres in the country to convey the decision to all pregnant women who have applied for the Hajj pilgrimage this year.

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Fair talker
 - 
Saturday, 9 Apr 2016

Though Hajj is an obligatory deed of Muslims, Islam / Sharia exempts the Hajj on the grounds of
Health, wealth, safety.

This rule needs to be implemented for protecting in general.
People should respond positively. The agency who made the law has no personal interest in it.

SK
 - 
Saturday, 9 Apr 2016

Amazing.....Non Muslims are commenting on this topic, where as Muslim readers are silent..... Health is most important....Allah has set two conditions for performing Haj..... It is only for those who are Finanially strong and Healthy people....

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Ahmedabad, Feb 24: US President Donald Trump arrived in Ahmedabad on Monday for the first leg of his India trip.

The Air Force One plane carrying Trump and his wife Melania landed at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport here at 11.37 am, officials said.

It was scheduled to land at 11.40 am.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who reached Ahmedabad over an hour before Trump did, was present at the airport to welcome the US president at the airport.

In Ahmedabad, Trump will visit Mahatma Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram, take part in a roadshow with Modi and jointly address over one lakh people at a cricket stadium, before heading for Agra to see the iconic Taj Mahal with Melania.

Trump, who is also accompanied by daughter Ivanka, son-in-law Jared Kushner and top brass of his administration, will get a taste of India's cultural melange during his high- optics Gujarat itinerary, after the bonhomie between the two leaders at the 'Howdy, Modi!' event in Houston last year.

The US president and Modi will participate in a roadshow from the airport to Sabarmti Ashram and from there to the newly-built Motera cricket stadium, where over a lakh people are expected to be present for the 'Namaste Trump' event.

Dance groups and singers from different parts of the country will be performing on stages that are dotting the 22- km route of the 'India roadshow' in the city.

Huge billboards of the two leaders and replicas of historic places in Gujarat have also been placed along the roads where people will greet the two leaders.

Over 10,000 police personnel, besides officials of the United States Secret Service, and personnel of the National Security Guards (NSG) and the Special Protection Group (SPG) have been deployed for the high profile visit.

The seventh US president to visit India, Trump on Sunday retweeted a video in which his face was superimposed on the hit Indian movie-character Bahubali, showing him as a great saviour.

Modi will accompany Trump to the Sabarmati Ashram, which was home to Mahatma Gandhi from 1917-1930 during India's freedom struggle.

Several world leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have visited Sabarmati Ashram in recent years.

Ashram secretary Amrut Modi said Trump will spend 15 minutes at the place.

"Trump will visit the 'Hriday Kunj'. If he wishes, he will spin a charkha (spinning wheel). We will also gift him a coffee-table book, and a book containing 150 quotations of Gandhi," the Ashram official said.

Hriday Kunj is a room on the Ashram premises where Mahatma Gandhi and his wife Kasturba Gandhi had lived for 12 years between 1918 and 1930.

The official said the US President would be briefed about Gandhiji and the importance of charkha as a symbol of self-reliance.

There will be a cultural extravaganza at the Motera stadium during the 'Namaste Trump' event, where Trump and Modi will address the gathering.

Bollywood singer Kailash Kher and some Gujarati folk singers will perform at the stadium, officials of the Gujarat Cricket Association said.

Students of various government and private schools have also been roped in to perform at cultural events and they have been practicing for days, an official said.

Billboards with slogans hailing Indo-US relations and having pictures of Trump and Modi walking together, shaking hands, and waving at the crowd during the 'Howdy Modi' event are dotting the city.

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