Juhar (second right) receives a souvenir from Abdul Halim.
KOTA KINABALU: Head of State Tun Haji Juhar Datuk Haji Mahiruddin has reminded pilgrims performing their Haj in Mecca to take care of their health.
He congratulated them for being chosen to perform Haj this year and said that in order to perform Haj they needed to have a lot of stamina and energy.
“Thanks to God because all of you here are the chosen persons to carry out your duty as Muslim and please continue to pray that everything will go smoothly,” he said in his speech when officiating at “Kursus Perdana Haji Zon Pantai Barat” at the State Mosque here yesterday
He also urged the pilgrims to obey and to follow the rules that have been fixed by the Tabung Haji Board as well as the rules fixed by the Arab Government.
Meanwhile, general manager of Tabung Haji Property Management and Administration, Hj Abdul Halim Mat Jamil, said that this year a total of 596 pilgrims from Sabah took part in the course.
“The first flight from Sabah to Madinah will be on Sept 15 and then the second flight on the next day, Sept 16,” he said.