Gombe Board concludes orientation, education with intending Muslim pilgrims

By Hauwa Mohammed

The Gombe State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has concluded the education and orientation exercise for 2022 intending pilgrims, ahead of its desire to airlift participants from 20th -21st June.

The exercise which was conducted in phases enabled the intending pilgrims become acquainted with hajj rites as well as other guidelines stipulated by  relevant authorities for the successful conduct of the religious exercise.

The final exercise witnessed the practical aspect where scholars led the intending pilgrims on mock hajj exercise using facilities provided for that purpose at the Arabic Teachers College Gombe.

In his message at the closing session, the Executive Secretary Alh Sa’adu Hassan Adamu (Sardaunan Yamaltu), Who represented the secretary to the state Government Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, advised the intending pilgrims to take advantage of the knowledge acquired to ensure that they attained acceptable hajj.

Njodi stressed the importance of participating in all activities by the Board in preparation for the religious journey.

He reassured participants  of the desire of the board to ensure pilgrims got value for their Hajj Mabrub.

He reiterated Government’s determination to support the board in ensuring that intending pilgrims were served with diligently, with utmost commitment in order to get value of their investment in Hajj.

Renowned Islamic Scholar Mal Yahaya Haruna, trained the intending pilgrims on how to practically perform Dhawaf.

The newly appointed Chairman of the Board,  Emir of Dukku, Alh. Haruna Abdulkadir Rasheed,  emphasised on the need for all the intending pilgrims to follow the rules and regulations laid by the Kingdom of  Saudi Arabia.

He further revealed that Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam.