A Sudanese pilgrim from East Darfur State has died in Mina Hospital in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The 65-year-old pilgrim, Fatima Saleh Izz al-Din Gurashi, died while performing the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca.
Khalid Hajj Nur, coordinator of the Sudanese medical mission in Mecca, told Ashrooq TV that Fatima’s death was natural. He added that the health situation of Sudanese pilgrims was stable.
The medical mission pointed out that it recorded death cases among the Sudanese pilgrims in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah.
The Hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, and a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult Muslims who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey.