Minister Of Religion: Preparation For Hajj 2025 Almost Completed, Hotels And Transportation Are Ready

Minister of Religion Nasaruddin Umar (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Minister of Religion (Menag) Nasaruddin Umar ensured that the preparations for organizing the 2025 Hajj were almost entirely completed. However, for things whose principles have been completed,

"God willing, I don't want to say 100 percent because there are still certain accessories that need to be formulated, but in principle, everything that principles have been completed. Hotels in Makkah, hotels in Medina, then also include catering, including vehicles, buses, and also planes, everything has been completed," said Nasaruddin Umar, in his statement, Thursday, April 24.

Nasaruddin said that the government of Saudi Arabia also again gave appreciation to Indonesia because of the order of Indonesian pilgrims. According to him, this cannot be separated from the strong role of the state in ensuring the best service for pilgrims.

In addition to support from the government, community participation, community organizations, and media roles are also referred to as important factors in the success of Indonesian Hajj.

Thanks to a system that is well-organized and highly disciplined, pilgrims from Indonesia are considered to be the most orderly in the world every year, even though they are the largest group of pilgrims globally.

"We are one-fifth of the world's hajj pilgrims, but in fact Indonesia has the lowest level of violation," said Nasaruddin.

The implementation of the 2025 Hajj carries the theme Inclusive, Innovative, and Collaborative for Security and Comfort of the Congregation. This theme continues to focus on the elderly friendly service carried out in the previous year.

For this year, the Indonesian Hajj quota is set at 221,000 pilgrims, consisting of 203,320 regular Hajj pilgrims (92%) and 17,680 special Hajj pilgrims (8%).