Over two million Muslims performs Haj

Among the total foreign pilgrims, 757,981 are men and 631,072 women. The journey of the pilgrims began on Wednesday, when they streamed towards Mina for the first leg of Haj. The pilgrimage will end after Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice. The Saudi government has kept strict vigil to prevent illegal pilgrims from entering the sacred places. So far, 1,420 have been caught violating Haj regulations in addition to 61,558 vehicles checked trying to enter the sacred area without obtaining Haj permission.