A man has been arrested after being accused of violating Islamic law by going on a pilgrimage in memory of Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth II.
It has been reported that the man was taken into custody by authorities in Saudi Arabia after doing an Umrah in remembrance of the queen.
“Such an action allegedly violates the provisions of Islamic law, which prevents Umrah and Hajj from being performed on behalf of a non-Muslim.”
A Yemeni man has been arrested in Mecca by Saudi police while he was on his Umrah pilgrimage, which he dedicated to the late Queen Elizabeth II after she died last Thursday. The police said the man violated Umrah rules for carrying a sign with a message about the Queen. pic.twitter.com/d038dwxLVb
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France24 reports the man “held up a banner saying: Umrah for the soul of Queen Elizabeth II, we ask God to accept her in heaven and among the righteous.” ”
Saudi state media is reported to have made a statement saying the man was “arrested a resident of Yemeni nationality who appeared in a video clip carrying a banner inside the Grand Mosque, violating the regulations and instructions for umrah,”
“He was arrested, legal measures were taken against him and he was referred to the public prosecution.” it said.
Queen Elizabeth II was the supreme governor of the Church of England.