Meeting With Saudi Arabian Minister Of Hajj, Minister Of Religion Yaqut Conveys Congregational Problems Starting From Clean Water And Delaying
JAKARTA - Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas conveyed a number of problems faced by Indonesian pilgrims during the 1444 H Hajj, especially when in Muzdalifah and Mina to the Minister of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia, Taufiq F Al Rabia."The Minister of Religion specifically met the Minister of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia Taufiq before participating in the celebration of the completion of the 1444 H Hajj," said Director General of Hajj and Umrah at the Ministry of Religion Hilman Latief in Mecca, quoted from Antara, Sunday, July 2.Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and Minister of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia Taufiq F Al Rabiah held a special meeting before attending Hafl al-Haj al-Kblackay 1444 H, the celebration of the completion of the peak of the hajj, at the Hajj and Umrah Ministry Office in Makkah, Friday, June 30 evening.At the meeting, Minister of Religion Yaqut expressed his appreciation for a number of conveniences obtained by Indonesian pilgrims during worship. Including a number of problems faced by Indonesian pilgrims."The services in Arafah, Muzdalifah, and Mina are entirely the responsibility of Mashariq and Saudi Arabia, so Minister of Religion Yaqut conveyed a number of problems that arose to the Minister of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia Taufiq," said Hilman.A number of problems experienced by Indonesian pilgrims include delays in the departure of pilgrims from Muzdalifah to Mina. The last congregation departed for Mina at 13.30 Saudi Arabia Time and this caused the congregation to get hot when in Muzdalifah.The mosque responsible for mobilizing pilgrims failed to meet the target to immediately bring Indonesian pilgrims from Muzdalifah to Mina.Another problem arose when the congregation was in Mina, where sanitation in a number of maktab inhabited by Indonesian pilgrims was very bad.Clean water in the kitchen in a number of matabs does not come out which results in delays in food preparation and distribution."All problems that occurred in Muzdalifah and Mina were conveyed to the Minister of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia because it was Mashariq's responsibility," said Hilman.He explained that the Minister of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia Taufiq had heard of a number of problems experienced by Indonesian pilgrims and promised to make improvements and would not allow this to happen again.Present to accompany Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil at the Hafl al-Haj al-Kblackay 1444 H with the theme "Khitamamuhu Misk" included the Secretary General of the Ministry of Religion Nizar Ali, the Director General of Hajj and Umrah Implementation Hilman Latief, Inspector General of the Ministry of Religion Faisal AH, Special Staff of the Minister of Religion Ishfah Abidal Aziz, Director of Foreign Hajj Services Subhan Cholid, and Consul for Hajj at the Indonesian Consulate General in Jeddah Nasrullah Jasam.The meeting was also attended by a number of ministers and delegations of countries sending pilgrims.