MADINAH: Students from the Islamic University of Madinah, located in the Hejaz region, are participating in the Hajj season to guide the pilgrims in performing animal sacrifices in accordance with Islamic teachings.
Around 300 students from 40 different countries will take part in the annual sacrifice as part of the Saudi project.
Students will educate and guide pilgrims, ensuring adherence to the Prophet’s Sunnah during the performance of the rituals, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The project was established in 1983 to support animal sacrifice rituals and supervise the use of the meat of sacrificial animals and its distribution to the needy.
During the pilgrimage, which concludes this year on Monday, June 9, pilgrims are required to sacrifice an animal in a ritual called Hady.
Udhiya is a sacrifice carried out by or on behalf of non-pilgrim Muslims on the day of Eid Al-Adha.
In collaboration with the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites, the student initiative aims to supervise the Hady rituals according to Islamic law, the SPA added.
