Saudi Arabia Deprives Sheikh Gumi from performing 2025 Hajj
… Nigerian authorities to look into it
Saudi Arabian authorities have prevented prominent Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi from entering the country to perform this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.
Sheikh Gumi in a Facebook post on Monday has explained that despite the fact that he was granted Hajj visa, he was denied entrance into Medina.
He said: “For some obvious reasons, my views about the world politics, the Saudi authorities are uncomfortable about my presence in Hajj after giving me the Hajj Visa.
BBC reports that Sheikh Gumi who was together with a delegation of Islamic scholars sponsored by the Nigerian Hajj Commission (NAHCON) on arrival in Medina last Saturday on an Umra Air flight, was turned away by Saudi immigration officials.
The Sheikh thanked the Nigerian authorities for pledging to take up the matter immediately with Saudi authorities saying, “That is the value of our cherished freedom and democracy.
“I’m now free to attend to my health and farming activities. We should continue to pray for the safe return of all pilgrims, peace and prosperity for our dear nation”
