JAKARTA - Hajj is mandatory for Muslims who have the ability. So far, the implementation of the pilgrimage has always been in the spotlight. In order to make its implementation more focused and directed, the General Chairperson of the Muslim Association of Hajj and Umrah Organizers of the Republic of Indonesia (AMPHURI), H. Firman Muhammad Nur, proposed that the Ministry of Hajj be formed in President Prabowo Subianto's cabinet.

"AMPHURI appreciates that the upcoming government under the leadership of Prabowo Subianto can truly realize the formation of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah," said H. Firman M. Nur in a statement in Jakarta, Thursday, as reported by Antara.

Firman reasoned that the formation of the ministry would make the Indonesian government have an institution that focuses on communicating and coordinating with Saudi Arabia in managing Hajj and Umrah.

According to Firman, the establishment of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah will make the position of officials who take care of Hajj and Umrah in Indonesia equal to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia itself has had the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah since 1956.

"If we have the Minister of Hajj and Umrah, then the position is equal to the Minister of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia. Diplomacy, negotiations, and inter-state lobbying will be easier," explained Firman.

Firman Muhammad Nur also added that the formation of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah could provide great benefits from an economic perspective for Indonesia. "We want the Hajj and Umrah sector to really provide economic benefits for us, which are currently still very impressed that all its benefits are only for Saudi Arabia," he said.

Meanwhile, Deputy Secretary of the Da'wah Commission of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), KH. Khariri Makmun, assessed that the formation of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is very important.

According to him, various problems that arise during the implementation of Hajj and Umrah can be resolved immediately when Indonesia has a ministry that specifically takes care of this. "The point is, we really need a more focused Ministry of Hajj and Umrah," he said.

Khariri also considered that the management of funds at the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) could be more optimal if the ministry in charge of the fifth Islamic harmony was formed. "The budget at BPKH has reached approximately Rp. 156 trillion. This is already a special agency that handles it. If optimized through the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, the results can be even cooler," he concluded.


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