A Maryland couple passed away just recently while finishing the hajj expedition in Saudi Arabia amidst severe heat. Alieu Wurie, 71, and Isatu Wurie, 65, of Bowie, Maryland, were amongst the more than 1,300 individuals who passed away throughout the expedition as temperature levels went beyond 120F (48.9 C). The hajj expedition is a yearly journey to Mecca, the birth place of the prophet Muhammad. Adult Muslims who are physically and economically able to are anticipated to finish the journey a minimum of when in their life time. As devout Muslims, the Wuries had actually been getting ready for the spiritual expedition together, the Washington Post reported. Family members state that Ehajj and Umrah Tours, the Maryland-based traveler business with whom the couple took a trip, stopped working to secure them amidst severe temperature levels. The business did not have hajj accreditations and did not have transport and lodgings for the Wuries, although the couple paid $11,500 each for the flight, hotel and transport. Saida Wurie informed the Post that her moms and dads were required to wait almost 4 hours for transport to Mount Arafat, the peak of the hajj, where it is thought that the prophet Muhammad offered his last speech. Eventually, the Wuries chose to approach the mountaintop with other tourists. The couple supposedly passed away that day. “Our household needs to grieve in this method,” Saida stated to the Post. “In our religious beliefs, they do think that if you pass away in the Holy Land, it’s a lovely thing, however there are a number of things that might have been prevented, so I’m simply hoping they do not run once again.” The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the biggest United States Muslim civil liberties groups, released a declaration of acknowledgements to Wurie’s liked ones. “We are sad to discover of the unforeseen death of Alhaji Alieu Dausy and Haja Isatu Wurie,” the company stated. “Their commitment to their faith and their neighborhood was excellent, and their loss is deeply felt by all who understood them.” Senate prospect Angela Alsobrooks likewise grieved the Wuries’s deaths while commemorating their business contributions in a declaration on X. “We are exceptionally saddened by the unexpected death of Haja Isatu Wurie and her partner, Alhaji Dausy Wurie,” she composed. “Haja worked as a member of our African Diaspora Advisory Board and was likewise a member of the Jamil-Ul-Jalil Organization.”
Maryland couple amongst 1,300 who passed away on trip in sweltering Mecca
