How much money does Saudi arabia earn from hajj business…?
I heard net profit at about 50 million dollars each year. Mostly through travel agencies and local businesses. Are the Saudi "kings" making this sacred ritual…a booming profitable business for saudi economy? Hajj cost is ridiculously rising day by day. Each and every muslim around the world should think…am i spending my own hard earned money to fullfill my responsibility towards Allâh or to fully fill the pocket and for the lavish lifestyle of saudi people(specially the "royal" family)? Hajj Pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of Islam. And of course it will cost money. But this hajj money certainly in no way should provide a saudi an extravagant lifestyle.
Every year many hajis die because of stampede or fire or flood or any other disaster or accident. I think the money should only be spend for: ….only in construction and maintenance of religious site and structures, maintenance and safety of the Hajj pilgrims.
I think there should be a separation of religious tourism economy from the mainstream saudi economy. What do you think?
And how do U know that there is no separation of religious tourism economy from the mainstream Saudi economy?
The money they earn from the pilgrims is going towards the maintenance of the holy Kaaba and the pemises of the grand masjid.
The lavish lifestyle of the royal family does not need this money. They get it from their oil wells.
March 14th, 2010 at 8:16 am
lol they sell t-shirts with the kaaba on it
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March 14th, 2010 at 8:31 am
And how do U know that there is no separation of religious tourism economy from the mainstream Saudi economy?
The money they earn from the pilgrims is going towards the maintenance of the holy Kaaba and the pemises of the grand masjid.
The lavish lifestyle of the royal family does not need this money. They get it from their oil wells.
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March 14th, 2010 at 8:49 am
they gain a lot , it’s very hard for poor muslim to do hajj, and they should give money to every pilgrims die there i mean to his family.
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March 14th, 2010 at 9:09 am
Lets get some references buddy.
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March 14th, 2010 at 9:34 am
ok
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March 14th, 2010 at 10:08 am
This was a place of business during messenger Muhammad’s time. The jews sold it as a holy pilgrimage to the temple of Abraham. Sound Familiar
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March 14th, 2010 at 10:30 am
The Saudis ………..wat can we say about them …….it will be called islamophobic ..nyways …….god save people from these saudi people …..
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March 14th, 2010 at 10:56 am
well that is a promise from allah ….its their right …though they can spend more on welfare of pilgrams …there is a room for improvement ……but on the whole ……they had improved/expanded…..managed …haramean …very well ……but ignoring holy graves of holy family……..moreover they should reduce the hajj cost …..and other ways ….to manage the old ones ….easily dropped in the hareman ….it can be possible …by moving conveyors …/plateforms /elevators …./corridors ….so on ….i wish i can suggest some ……thanks for sharing
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March 14th, 2010 at 11:16 am
Saudis like Jews worship money
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March 14th, 2010 at 11:41 am
I think Hajj is pretty expensive, but I don’t think the "royal" family gets their money from Hajj, they get it from oil. Also, they are making a lot of improvements; however, accidents do occur with so many people at one place at the same time.
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April 7th, 2010 at 4:13 am
this is pathetic , if we already know how much they are making in every year then what the hell on earth do we have to go there and make the so call ” hajj ” ?? i still don’t undestand why most muslims go to this place , we already know Allah is’t there so why are they still going this old stone house ??
i guess most moslims are just a useful idiots like the christians and the hindus
April 16th, 2010 at 7:53 am
I think that the Saudi government spends a lot of money and invests a lot of time to try and make the Hajji’s experience as smooth as possible. If you have been for hajj recently (like i have) you will see a lot more facilities and forces and volunteers out there to help the pilgrims.
Even if they take so much money I wouldn’t complain because we can see for our self where the money is being used. I am quite happy with the way the Saudi government is dealing with the situation. A few deaths are unwarranted.
Last year there were no casualties during hajj BECAUSE of the government’s negligence.
December 22nd, 2010 at 3:02 am
i’m sick of arabs, they should change their goverment but they won’t, because they happy with that kind of life, the kingdom ensure their wealth. and wahabis sect is bullshit, it take islam to backward, but they’re hypocrite by not doing their own doctrine.
December 26th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
This is absurd. 50 million dollars is peanuts, and if they did make that money, it does not go to the government. It would probably go to the organizing agencies form different countries. Do you know how much the government spent to build the last formation of the Jamaraat structure? I dunno, around 3 billion dollars?
I’m seeing a lot of haters here. What happened to a Islamic brotherhood?