KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Three more Malaysian pilgrims have died in the Holy City of Makkah, bringing the total number of deaths to date to 19.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na'im Mokhtar said the latest fatalities involved pilgrims from Telok Panglima Garang in Selangor, Tanah Rata in Pahang, and Butterworth in Penang.
Abd Wahab Yahaya, 63, from Telok Panglima Garang, passed away at 4.50pm on Thursday (June 19) at the Hotel Al-Mubarak in Shisha due to a heart attack.
The second and third pilgrims, who also succumbed to heart attacks, were Mohamed Jafri Yahya, 60, from Tanah Rata, who died at 7.39pm on Thursday at the Jiwar Hospital in Mecca, and Norizan Tarsi, 59, from Butterworth, who passed away at 6.45am yesterday at Abraj Al-Tayseer.
“Tabung Haji has ensured that all burial arrangements were carried out in accordance with syariah law, including burial management in the Holy Land. The next of kin have been informed and guided with compassion and care.
“On behalf of the government of Malaysia and all Haj agency staff, I extend my heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased. May their souls be granted forgiveness, mercy, and placed among the righteous. Al-Fatihah,” he said in a Facebook post yesterday.
— Bernama
