Doha – The Royal Commission for Pilgrimage has set the cost for the 2025 Hajj season (1446 H) at MAD 63,770 ($6,377) for pilgrims supervised by the Ministry of Religious Endowments and Islamic Affairs, marking a decrease from last year’s fee of MAD 66,865.50 ($6,686).
Initially, the Ministry had set a provisional cost of MAD 65,000 ($6,500), which pilgrims paid between September 2 and September 20, 2024, through Barid Bank branches.
The Commission has now announced that these pilgrims will receive a refund of MAD 1,230 ($123) starting Monday, according to a ministry statement released on Tuesday.
Earlier this month, on February 11, Minister of Religious Endowments and Islamic Affairs Ahmed Toufiq informed the House of Representatives about the preparations for this year’s pilgrimage.
He outlined that Morocco’s pilgrim quota stands at 34,000, with 22,400 pilgrims being managed through official government channels and 11,600 through travel agencies.
“The organization of Hajj is based on two main stages,” Toufiq explained during his parliamentary briefing. “The first is the annual meeting with officials from the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia, as well as other relevant stakeholders.”
The second stage, he added, “involves a meeting of the Royal Commission for Pilgrimage, which brings together various national departments involved in the process.”
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The minister also detailed that one escort and one guide will be assigned for every group of 49 pilgrims, with training sessions for pilgrims having been conducted since November at regional Oulemas councils.
For context, last year’s Hajj season (1445 H) saw a total of 1,833,164 pilgrims visiting Mecca, according to the Saudi General Authority for Statistics. Of these, 1,611,310 came from outside Saudi Arabia, while 221,854 were domestic pilgrims.
The statistics showed that 22.3% of international pilgrims came from Arab countries, 63.3% from Asian countries, 11.3% from African nations, and 3.2% from Europe, America, Australia, and other regions.
Pilgrims supervised by the ministry for this year’s Hajj are required to complete their payments through Al Barid Bank branches, with specific documentation including their National Identity Card and selection certificate.
