Haj Pilgrims Told To Prepare For Cold Spell
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - Pilgrims from Brunei currently performing Haj religious duties in the Holy Land have been advised to wear thick ihram clothing as they may be facing the cold weather when performing the wuquf on the Arafat plains in less than a week's time.

A pilgrim currently performing the haj called to say that temperatures there ranged from 20 to 33 degrees Celsius while in Jeddah it was between 20 to 31 degrees Celsius and it was 13 to 27 degrees Celsius in Medina.

"We have been told that weather on the Arafat plains could change from hot to cold in an instant. Therefore we need to prepare thick ihram clothing," he said.

The wuquf ritual is the peak or pinnacle of the haj, which when completed, the pilgrims are considered to have successfully performed all haj duties.

He said pilgrims have also been urged to bring thicker clothing for their stay in Mina as well as consume enough food and drink.

More than 1,400 Bruneians joined the estimated two million haj pilgrims all over the world to the Holy Land. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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