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انڈونیشیا(نیٹ نیوز/ایمرا نیوز) انڈونیشیا میں نوے قیدی جیل توڑ کر فرارہوگئے،مفرور قیدیوں کی گرفتاری کےلیےچھاپے،جیل کی سیکیورٹی بڑھادی گئی۔خبرایجنسی کے مطابق بندا آچےکی جیل میں کل 726 قیدی تھے جن میں سے ایک سو تیرہ فرارہوگئےتھے جبکہ26 کو دوبارہ گرفتار کر لیا گیا ہے۔پولیس کے مطابق مفرور قیدیوں کی گرفتاری کےلیےچھاپے،جیل کی سیکورٹی بڑھادی گئی،۔جیل انتظامیہ کے مطابق قیدی عبادت کی غرض سے جیل سے باہر لائے گئے تھے جہاں انہوں نے موقع دیکھ کر فرار ہونے کی کوشش کی ہے۔ قیدیوں کی نگرانی کے لئے دس پولیس اہلکاروں کو معمور کیا گیا تھا۔انڈونیشیا میں قیدیوں کا جیل توڑ کر فرار ہونا غیر معمولی نہیں ہے۔ گزشتہ سال مئی میں بھی 400 قیدیوں نے فرار کی کوشش کی تھی۔

MAKKAH: Lost in translation? Not in Makkah, thanks to a dedicated squad of interpreters gearing up to help two million Muslims speaking dozens of languages at the annual hajj pilgrimage.

The six-day hajj, which starts today, is one of the five pillars of Islam, an act all Muslims must perform at least once if they have the means to travel to Saudi Arabia.

Most of the world’s Muslims do not speak Arabic — Indonesia is home to the largest Muslim community by population, while tens of millions of the faithful are native speakers of Urdu.

In all, 80 percent of pilgrims to the western Saudi city of Makkah are non-Arabic speakers, according to Mazen al-Saadi of the official hajj translation bureau.

Muslim worshippers perform prayers around the Kaaba, Islam´s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia´s holy city of Mecca on August 17, 2018 prior to the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city. Photo: AFP
His team provides 24/7 interpretation services in English, French, Farsi, Malay, Hausa, Turkish, Chinese and Urdu — the most widely spoken language among hajj pilgrims.

For Samir Varatchia, who made the trip to Makkah from France’s Indian Ocean island of Reunion, the men in grey vests — the uniform of the official hajj translation team — are a welcome sight.

“I really don’t know much Arabic,” Varatchia told AFP.

“The French translation will help us understand things, including the sermons.”

Indispensable
Tunisian interpreter Abdulmumen al-Saket is happy to help, fielding frequent requests for his phone number.

“We try to help as much as we can, even with reading the maps,” he said.

“Some ask for our personal phone numbers, to call us later if they need help,” he added.

Pilgrims come to Makkah from across the world, including India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. Many speak only Urdu, Saadi said.

Many of the signs directing pilgrims are translated into English, Urdu and in some cases, French.

Makkah’s Grand Mosque provides a range of translation and interpreting services to pilgrims.

Specialist departments deal with sermons and rulings, and a hotline is available in dozens of languages to answer religious questions.

But for practical matters, Saadi’s 80-strong team is indispensable.

The department has been in place for four years, he said, and is being continuously expanded to deal with rising demand.

“Most (pilgrims) don’t speak Arabic and are afraid to ask in the event of an accident,” Sanaullah Ghuri, an Indian translator, told AFP in Arabic.

A deadly stampede in 2015 left more than 2,000 pilgrims dead in Mina, the Makkah neighbourhood where the symbolic stoning of the devil ritual takes place during hajj.

Many pilgrims were unable to understand security forces’ instructions, delivered in Arabic.

‘They feel more comfortable’
The hajj presents Saudi authorities with vast logistical challenges.

Islam is currently the world’s fastest-growing religion, according to the Pew Research Center, which says the number of Muslims in the world is expected to rise from 1.8 billion in 2015 to three billion in 2060.

The hajj sees millions of pilgrims visit the country, all clad in white, to perform rituals in Makkah’s Grand Mosque and on the Mount Arafat plain east of Makkah.

It ends with Eid al-Adha, a three-day feast which starts with the “stoning of the devil”.

Pilgrims descend on Makkah for ‘smart hajj’

Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s most restrictive countries, has recently embarked on an ambitious reform programme spearheaded by the powerful young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

That has included pumping millions of dollars into high-tech initiatives.

Providing services for two million pilgrims is no small feat, and authorities are pushing a “smart hajj” initiative this year to meet the rising demand.

That includes apps providing information on emergency medical services and geographic guides to Makkah and Mina, the two cities home to Islam’s holiest sites.

One app will also translate hajj sermons into five languages.

But the Indian translator, Ghuri, said the presence of real-life interpreters made the experience of hajj easier for pilgrims.

“When they see someone speaking their language, they feel more comfortable seeking help,” he said.

This handout photo taken and released on August 15, 2018 by the Indonesian Military shows soldiers removing debris from damaged buildings in Pemenang, northern Lombok, after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the area on August 5. Photo: AFP
LOMBOK: A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok Sunday, just weeks after a quake which killed more than 460 people, the US Geological Survey said.

The tremor was centered west-southwest of Belanting town in East Lombok, the USGS said, at a relatively shallow depth of seven kilometres (four miles).

Residents said the quake was felt strongly in East Lombok.

MATARAM: An imam (prayer leader) continued offering prayers as a deadly earthquake hit Indonesian island of Lombok, as seen in a shocking video footage, that has been doing its rounds on social media.

The video clip that has been going viral on the internet showcases the imam continuing to offer namaz undeterred in the fact of natural a devastating natural disaster that has claimed the lives of many.

The powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia on Monday, has left 82 people dead and hundreds wounded, with thousands of buildings ravaged.

A seven-magnitude tremor also jolted the neighbouring island of Bali, creating panic amongst tourists and locals.

Many buildings are thought to have been damaged by the quake in Lombok´s main city of Mataram, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for Indonesia´s disaster mitigation agency.