4,500 Indonesian Hajj Candidates From 11 Clusters Arrive In The Holy Land

Illustration. Pilgrims of Hajj candidates are carried by Hajj officers. (doc the Ministry of Health)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) stated that as many as 4,500 prospective pilgrims have arrived in the Holy Land today, Monday, May 13.

"Based on a report by the Saudi Arabian Hajj Organizing Committee (PPIH) at 21.00 p.m. Et Al. or 01.00 p.m. local time, there are 4,500 pilgrims who have arrived in the Holy Land," said Head of the Indonesian Ministry of Religion's Public Relations, Data and Information Bureau Akhmad Fauzin at a press conference for organizing the Hajj pilgrimage, which was attended online in Jakarta, Monday, May 13, was confiscated by Antara.

Akhmad explained that the pilgrims who had arrived in Saudi Arabia were a combination of pilgrims divided into 11 flying groups (cluters). In addition, he continued, all pilgrims have landed at Amir Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz Airport (AMAA), Medina. All the prospective pilgrims who have arrived, said Akhmad, are part of the 554 groups of Indonesian pilgrims for Hajj candidates in 1445 Hijri/2024 AD. "This year, Indonesia received 241,000 hajj quotas, consisting of 213,320 regular pilgrims and 27,680 special Hajj pilgrims," he said.

Secara keseluruhan, kata Ahmad, keberangkatan jemaah calon haji pada tahun ini ke Arab Saudi akan dibagi ke dalam dua gelombang.Pemberangkatan gelombang pertama, kata dia, berlangsung pada 11 Mei 2024 sampai 23 Mei 2024. Sedangkan pemberangkatan gelombang kedua, akan dilaksanakan pada 24 Mei 2024 hingga 10 Juni 2024.

Ahmad conveyed to all pilgrims that prospective pilgrims should not hesitate and hesitate to ask for help from officers, both before departure, while on the plane, as well as after arriving in Saudi Arabia if they have difficulty carrying out the pilgrimage. He appealed to all pilgrims to download the Superapp Heritage application published by the Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia, to be able to access the Hajj guidebook, the elderly Hajj guidebook, and the video of the practice of Hajj rituals to facilitate the Hajj process.