When I posted a reference to these deaths they were at that time 600, number now has doubled.
Being that it is required of all Muslims to do this at least once in their lifetime and it is seen as a chance to seek God’s forgiveness for past sins, it makes me wonder if some that go have committed grave sins and prior to going on to the next world hope to be forgiven, hence the number of elderly or just any number of big time sinners in the crowd.
Just a thought is all.
1,300 ‘most vulnerable’ Hajj pilgrims died from heat wave in Saudi Arabia
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/06/23/eg-1301-die-in-hajj/4471719181744/
Having watched video of the Hajj for this year...I’d say three-quarters of the people walking are over the age of forty. Seemed like a lot of them were age 50 and over.
Depending on where you start....it can run from five miles up to eight miles. There’s supposedly Saudi ‘helpers’ passing out free water, but you’d have to sip water constantly at 110 degrees.