JAMMU, Nov 22: J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will visit Saudi Arabia on November 24 for the Umrah pilgrimage (a non-Haj pilgrimage).
“Alhumdullilah political clearance has come. I will be travelling to Saudi Arabia on Monday to perform Umrah and to offer prayers at Al Masjid an Nabawi (SAW) (The Prophet’s (PBUH) Mosque) in Medina,” the Chief Minister wrote on X.
The Umrah is an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city for Muslims, located in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia.