Please Be Patient, The Hajj Queue In South Kalimantan Reaches 131 Thousand With A Waiting Period Of 36 Years

South Kalimantan hajj departure in 2019.(Intermediate Document)

BANJARMASIN - The Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion of South Kalimantan Province released a waiting list or queue for Hajj departures until January 24, 2022, reaching 131 thousand people with a waiting period of 36 years.

"Although during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no Hajj departures to the Holy Land, many people still signed up to fulfill the fifth pillar of Islam," said Head of Hajj and Umrah Implementation at the South Kalimantan Ministry of Religion's Regional Office, H Rusbandi, in Banjarmasin, as reported by Antara, Monday, January 24.

According to him, as of January 24, 2022 at 11:26 WITA, the recorded number of registrants for prospective Hajj pilgrims in South Kalimantan is 131,667. If you divide the quota for Hajj departures for South Kalimantan as many as 3,818 people, the waiting period for leaving for the Holy Land is 36 years.

"Many have registered, not a few have canceled, so the length of the queue is not absolute that long," said Rusbandi. queue list or increase the cost of the hajj list. "This year, the implementation of the hajj pilgrimage is also not clear, we are still waiting for the central decision," he said. First, if it can be departed with a full quota, in South Kalimantan as many as 3,818 people. Second, if the quota is limited, it will be prioritized for any prospective pilgrims.

"The third is canceled. If it is canceled, like last year, the announcement will also be made," said Rusbandi.

According to him, the departure of the hajj will certainly be in accordance with the turn of the queue, especially those delayed for the 2020 departure.

He hopes that prospective pilgrims will remain patient in facing the conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, departures to fulfill Allah's invitation to the Holy Land must be delayed. "If conditions return to normal, departure will return to normal as usual," he said.