Minister Of Religion Ensures Facility In Mina Capai Is 99 Percent

Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and Director General of Hajj and Umrah Hilman Litief during a review of the facilities in Mina, Wednesday (21/6). BETWEEN THE 2023 ANTARA/HO-MCH

Minister of Religion (Menag) Yaqut Cholil Qoumas said that the preparation of facilities for Indonesian Hajj services in Mina has reached 99 percent and is expected to be ready for use in the near future.

"Mr. Amin (Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company Masyariq Dzahabiyah M Amin Indragiri, ed.) said that 99 percent of the preparations have been made. We hope that in the next one or two days it will be fully used," said the Minister of Religion as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, June 21.

Masyariq is a company providing Hajj and Umrah services while in Arafah, Muzdalifah, and Mina (Armuzna).

"We have checked the readiness and thank God there are many improvements here. One of the most important is the toilet. Per maktab has been added 28 toilets, so it will shorten the queue of pilgrims who will want to use the toilet," said the Minister of Religion.

The Minister of Religion also assessed that the ablution place, access for people with disabilities and special toilets in Mina were already good, and there were very significant changes from the previous services provided to Indonesian pilgrims.

"Hopefully what is given will make it easier and easier and make our pilgrims comfortable in performing their worship, especially at Mina. So it's very okay," he said.

In addition to toilets, the Minister of Religion also reviewed the kitchens that will be used to cook food for pilgrims while in Mina and the kitchen conditions are good, clean, and also wider than last year.

"The consumption service is okay, there is no problem, I think. I've seen the kitchen, clean, wide, and cooler. Later the food will be delivered. Congregations don't need to take it to the kitchen because it will be delivered," he said.

While in Mina, Indonesian pilgrims will live in tents equipped with air conditioning, a stretch of red carpets, and foam mattresses and the Minister of Religion asks that air conditioning not be directly directed downwards, because many worshipers feel cold and uncomfortable.

KKHI di Mina, kata Menag, juga relatif lebih luas, namun ada catatan untuk pihak masyariq agar menambahkan standing AC.

"I asked the public to add a cooler at the clinic to make it more comfortable and agreed to. So earlier I said that I would provide additional air conditioning standing, so that it would feel colder and more comfortable, especially at the clinic," he said.

The peak of the hajj will start on 8 Zulhijah 1444 H or 26 June 2023. On that date the pilgrims will depart from Mecca to Arafah.

On 9 Zulhijah (27 June), the congregation will be wukuf in Arafah last night, at night to Muzdalifah and on 10 Zulhijah or 28 June the congregation had left for mabit (night) in Mina for two to three days and threw a jumrah.

Both in Arafah, Muzdalifah, and Mina (Armina), Indonesian pilgrims are placed in 70 maktab, each of which consists of a number of large tents containing around seven to eight groups.