Purpose

There is a misconception that Hajj and Umarah is just a worship matter and the consequences of suspending these religious gathering due to the pandemic is only limited to delay of going Saudi Arabia to perform it. However, the purpose of this paper is to focus on the impact of the pandemic in Hajj and Umrah by exploring its impact on different stakeholders affecting its disruption due to the pandemic.

Design/methodology/approach

This is a library-based study that uses qualitative method to explore the impact of COVID-19 on Hajj and Umrah. Thus, provisions of Quran and hadith on Hajj and Umrah were examined as primary data for the research to establish the importance of the rituals in Islam. Guidelines set by Hajj regulators and instruments enabling them in that behalf were examined likewise. In addition, content analyses were made of relevant secondary data from published sources including articles, books, newspapers and web resources that embody scholarly, scientific and religious views on the issue being studied.

Findings

It is realised that in the first year of the pandemic, while Umrah is entirely suspended, Hajj was scaled back and performed by 10,000 people altogether, a tiny segment of the over two and half million that partook in the ritual previously. Hajj and Umrah have been greatly inhibited and jeopardised by the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in religious, social, economic, psychological effects on the eligible but affected Muslims and Muslims countries. Along these lines, recommendations were accordingly proffered on the way forward to better Hajj and Umrah management.

Originality/value

It is anticipated that the findings of the research would assist policy makers to comprehend the impact of the pandemic on Hajj and Umrah to ensure that the policies they make in this regard would adequately cover every aspect affecting the stakeholders which is deliberated in this research. It is also expected that the recommendations provided in this paper will assist stakeholders of Hajj and Umrah to grasp the importance of taking precautions for any crisis similar to COVID-19 when it happens.

中文翻译：

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COVID-19：它对朝觐和副朝的影响以及未来的方向

目的

有一种误解，认为朝觐和乌玛拉只是一个礼拜事项，因大流行而暂停这些宗教聚会的后果仅限于推迟前往沙特阿拉伯举行。然而，本文的目的是通过探讨大流行对不同利益相关者的影响，从而影响其因大流行而造成的破坏，从而关注大流行对朝觐和副朝的影响。

设计/方法/方法

这是一项基于图书馆的研究，使用定性方法探索 COVID-19 对朝觐和副朝的影响。因此，古兰经和圣训关于朝觐和副朝的规定被作为研究的主要数据，以确定伊斯兰教仪式的重要性。朝觐监管机构制定的指导方针和使他们能够代表朝觐的文书也同样受到审查。此外，还对来自已发表来源的相关二手数据进行了内容分析，包括文章、书籍、报纸和网络资源，这些数据体现了对所研究问题的学术、科学和宗教观点。

发现

据了解，在大流行的第一年，当副朝完全暂停时，朝觐被缩减并由一万人进行，这是之前参加仪式的超过两百五十万人的一小部分。朝觐和副朝受到 COVID-19 大流行的极大抑制和危害，对符合条件但受到影响的穆斯林和穆斯林国家造成宗教、社会、经济和心理影响。沿着这些思路，相应地提出了关于改进朝觐和副朝管理的道路的建议。

原创性/价值

预计研究结果将有助于政策制定者理解大流行对朝觐和副朝的影响，以确保他们在这方面制定的政策将充分涵盖影响本研究中考虑的利益相关者的各个方面。预计本文中提供的建议将帮助朝觐和副朝的利益相关者了解在发生与 COVID-19 类似的任何危机时采取预防措施的重要性。