Blessings According to Capacity

magnificent, but the increasing number of visitors has rendered it insufficient despite its expansiveness. However, for someone like me, the sight of shops and hotels surrounding the Masjid al-Nabawi was not a pleasant one. Only one side of the mosque is free from shops and hotels, where tent-like structures have been erected for the worshippers. If the area around the mosque had remained open, the grandeur of the mosque would have been even more pronounced. The situation is almost the same around the Haram in Makkah. On September 30, 1982, the Hajj rituals were completed, and we returned to Makkah. Dar Al-Thaqafa Printing House publishes statistics of the pilgrims each year. According to their announcement, the total number of pilgrims who came from countries other than Saudi Arabia in the year 1402 AH (1982 CE) was 853,555. The countries with the highest numbers of pilgrims were: 1. Egypt - 98,408 2. Iran - 89,503 3. Nigeria - 81,128 4. Pakistan - 72,844 5. Indonesia - 57,478 6. Turkey - 53,788 7. Algeria - 40,400 8. Syria - 27,890 9. India - 26,229