Stampede tragedy at Mecca

My personal experiences have shown that the security arrangement as provided by the Saudi authorities is not adequate enough to provide any succour or protection at the time of the need of the pilgrims.

Incidentally, persons to whom any language other than Arabic is Greek man the entire security. I am therefore inclined to suggest that the members of the security team take an elementary course on English, an international language so that they can communicate with the pilgrims in a polished manner, without being unnecessarily rude to them, as and when they are approached for any kind of help or assistance.

As for the comments on the issue asked for by the Probashi Bangladeshi in his letter to you, I would like to suggest the holding of a countrywide, if not worldwide, convention of Islamic scholars to examine if the practice of stoning Satan can be dropped from the list of rituals, to be strictly observed for performing Hajj.