AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): An agency in charge of Islam’s two holiest sites in Mecca and Medina has offered a set of advice for Muslim diabetics planning to make the Umrah pilgrimage.
The Saudi state agency in charge of Islam’s two holiest sites has advised the faithful to start the Umrah rituals at the Grand Mosque in Mecca after taking their medication and enough food intake.
The Umrah pilgrims are advised to temporarily stop undertaking the rituals once they feel a drop in blood sugar levels.
They have also to protect their feet while walking against any potential harm.
“Take a group of your medicines with you while you are present at the Grand Mosque,” the General Authority for Care of the Two Holy Mosques said, addressing the diabetic pilgrim.
Other recommendations include drinking enough water.
They are also advised in general to use electric shavers instead of razor blades as well as wearing comfortable socks and seek medical assistance at health centers if necessary.
The guidelines were highlighted as the Umrah season picks momentum.
Saudi Arabia expects around 10 million Muslims from abroad to perform Umrah during the current season that got underway almost three months ago.
The season began after the end of annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage that around 1.8 million Muslims attended for the first time in three years after pandemic-related restrictions were lifted.
Muslims, who cannot physically or financially afford Hajj, go to Mecca and Medina to undertake Umrah.
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