PROBLEM GUŽVE U HAREM-I ŠERIFU ZA VRIJEME HADŽDŽA
THE CROWD PROBLEM AT HARAM-AL SHAREEF DURING THE HAJJ

Summary/Abstract: Every year in Mecca during the Hajj a great number of pilgrims are gathered. The number has constant tendency of growth. Saudi Arabian authorities make great efforts and constant investments to provide optimal conditions according to high standards suitable to contemporary Muslims, for as many as possible pilgrims to perform their hajj duties. It is evident however that many tragedies with human casualties happen because of crowd, disturbance and jostling. This problem has been discussed at the session of the Academy of Islamic Law of Organisation of Islamic Conference in Mecca. The Academy gave the instruction on the problem, some of which are presented in this paper. The most of the text deals with the legal aspect of understanding of the hajj regulations connected with Haram al-shareef, because on of the main generators of the crowd problem is pilgrims’ inadequate knowledge of the Hajj regulations connected especially with the problems of crowd. The regulations about tawaf, kissing the Black Stone, standing at Multazam, ramal, and the two rak’ahs of tawaf sunnah.

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