The first group of Muslim believers from Albania left today for the holy lands to perform the Hajj, reports Anadolu.

At the “Mother Teresa” International Airport, the group of about 180 believers were escorted by their relatives, but also by other believers.

Renis Tahiri, 42 years old from Tirana, is one of the Muslim believers who left for the holy lands to perform the Hajj for the first time. first.

For Anadolu, he says that he has been waiting for this moment for almost 20 years. “This is the first Hajj that I have made since my beginnings in Islam. Hajj is one of the pillars of Islam. God willed that this year I was given the financial and physical opportunity to perform Hajj. I was for Umrah, but Hajj is a different feeling. Normally we have emotions about how the ritual will go,” said Tahiri. Hajj for the first time.

He says that the emotions about the Hajj are indescribable.

“It is the first time that I set out for the Hajj. Of course, there are indescribable emotions, it is a long-awaited trip for many years. We hope to successfully perform this Hajj”, said Nallbani.

This year from Albania, about 525 believers will perform the Hajj in the lands of holy. Other groups of pilgrims will leave in the following days.

Source: prizrenpost