By Trend Saudi Arabia said it will permit 1 million Muslims from inside and outside the country to participate in this year’s hajj, a sharp uptick after pandemic restrictions forced two years of drastically pared-down pilgrimages, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah. The Hajj Ministry “has authorized 1 million pilgrims, both foreign and domestic, to perform the hajj this year,” it said in a statement. One of the five pillars of Islam, the hajj must be undertaken by all Muslims with the means at least once in their lives. Usually, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, about 2.5 million …