Divided Into 5 Groups, Bandar Lampung Hajj Pilgrims Start Departing For Makkah June 6

Illustration of the pilgrimage. (Antaranews)

BANDAR LAMPUNG - The Office of the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) Bandar Lampung said the pilgrims from this city will be divided into five groups to fly (kloters) to the Holy Land during the 2022 hajj pilgrimage.

"For the departure of the Lampung Hajj pilgrims from Bandar Lampung City, there are five groups. So the first departure will be on June 6," said Head of the Bandarlampung City Ministry of Religion, Makmur, in Bandarlampung, Thursday 2 May, quoted from Antara.

He mentioned, for the Bandar Lampung pilgrims who will depart in the first batch, there are 387 and the rest are to cover other groups.

"The total number of pilgrims from Bandar Lampung is 749," he said, as quoted by Antara.

During this pilgrimage, his party appealed to the congregation to take care of their health before leaving, because they had to fulfill one more obligation before performing their worship to the Holy Land.

"They have to carry out one more obligation, namely the PCR swab test, we hope the results are all negative so they can go to the Holy Land," he said.

In addition, he also asked the congregation to continue to carry out what they received during the Hajj rituals, such as carrying out the pillars, both obligatory and voluntary, so that it becomes a mabrur pilgrimage.

"Hajj pilgrims should avoid things that are prohibited during the pilgrimage, so that all the series of worship goes well," he said.

If it is found that there are pilgrims who are positive for COVID-19 during a PCR test, he said everything will be handed over to the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion of Lampung Province.

"Technically, what if someone is positive for COVID-19 later, it will be the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion in Lampung who will arrange it. Meanwhile, it is the Port Health Office (KKP) that determines whether pilgrims are fit to fly or not," said Makmur.