Malappuram: Kerala’s first women-only Hajj flight took off on Thursday from Calicut International Airport at Karipur after Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs John Barla flagged off the flight. Barla carried out the symbolic flag-off ceremony and distribution of boarding passes for the primary flight. This was the primary time that solely ladies’s flight has been organised for Hajj in Kerala. The pilot and crew of the plane are all ladies.
The Air India Express flight left Karipur at 6.45 p.m. carrying 145 ladies pilgrims and 6 ladies crew marking the primary such flight from Kerala for girls pilgrims with out mehram or a male companion. Barla stated that the women-only flight marked a wonderful step for girls’s empowerment within the nation and requested the pilgrims to wish for the nation’s security and safety in addition to progress.
Apart from the 145 ladies pilgrims travelling within the airplane, the pilot who flew this airplane and the opposite crew members of the airplane, in addition to the dispatch, flight operation, loading, cleansing, engineering, floor service and different associated actions in any respect ranges have been performed by ladies, making this journey completely different.
Minister inaugurated the distribution of boarding passes by giving to 76-year-old Sulaikha, the senior most member of the staff.
The minister expressed happiness over the preparations being made for the pilgrims by the State Hajj Committee. Eleven flights have been scheduled until Monday just for ladies pilgrims leaving through Karipur airport. 1,595 ladies pilgrim belonging to the ‘women with out Mehram’ class will depart on a number of days in eleven flights. The relaxation will journey on different flights.
2,733 persons are leaving this yr from the state by the ‘women with out mehram’ class. Out of this, 1718 individuals will depart through Karipur, 563 through Kochi and 452 through Kannur embarkation factors.
This yr’s oldest lady pilgrim, Khadiumma (87), a local of Nediyirup in Malappuram district, will depart on the 4.20 am flight on June 10. 69 males and 76 ladies took off from Karipur at 9 o’clock within the morning on flight IX 3021 on Thursday. 71 males and 74 ladies travelled from Kannur airport in the present day afternoon. The second flight from Kochi will depart from will depart at 11.30 tomorrow.
In Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy who met the batch of Muslims leaving for Mecca on the Haj House right here on Thursday stated that the Government has appointed a Hajj Committee which is accompanying the pilgrims to make sure hassle-free journey. This is the primary time that pilgrims are leaving for Hajj from the Vijayawada embarkation level. “Deputy Chief Minister Amjad Basha, who is accompanying you, will take care of you and will inform me in case of any need,” the CM stated wishing pilgrims all the perfect.
Every yr, hundreds of thousands of Muslims all over the world embark on a sacred pilgrimage referred to as Hajj. This non secular journey holds immense significance within the lives of believers, providing a possibility to attach with Allah, search forgiveness, and strengthen their religion. The heartfelt need to be amongst these strolling to Mina, echoing the Labaik with the gang, and performing the rituals of Hajj is a sentiment shared by numerous people.
Hajj is a novel manifestation of unity, as Muslims from various backgrounds, cultures, and nations collect within the sacred land of Makkah to carry out the rituals collectively. It is a outstanding sight to witness individuals from completely different walks of life converging in direction of a standard objective, setting apart their variations and embracing each other as equals earlier than Allah.
