Ministry Of Religion Instructs All Regional Offices To Socialize Hajj Age Limit

Illustration of Hajj registration/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) has instructed regional offices in each province to socialize the age limit for Hajj set by the Government of Saudi Arabia. Ministry of Religion's Hajj and Umrah Hilman Latief in a written statement received by the ministry in Jakarta, Monday, April 18. The government of Saudi Arabia announced that it would accept one million people who wished to perform the pilgrimage in 1443 Hijriah/2022 AD and set several conditions for those who wished to perform Hajj. The conditions set by the Government of Saudi Arabia include, among others, those who wish to perform Hajj must be under 65 years of age and have received a complete COVID-19 vaccination approved by the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia. In addition, pilgrims who come from outside Saudi Arabia are required to submit test results. PCR negative COVID-19 carried out within 72 hours of not yet departed for Saudi Arabia.” The Saudi Arabian government's decision must of course be followed. However, effective delivery to the public also needs to be done," said Hilman. The Indonesian government is still waiting for an announcement from the Saudi Arabian Government regarding the determination of the quota for pilgrims per country. The Ministry of Religion is in intensive communication with the Government of Saudi Arabia to obtain certainty regarding the quota of pilgrims. Hajj. "Information regarding the acquisition of the quota is still waiting for official information from the Government of Saudi Arabia. This is also the case with other hajj sending countries, not only in Indonesia," said Hilman.

Hilman said that while waiting for the announcement of the hajj quota, the government was finalizing various preparations for the implementation of domestic hajj services. "Currently, we are in the process of entering passport data for e-Hajj," he said. Pitaloka reminded the government to continue to monitor the health of Hajj candidates because this year's Hajj is still taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic. stamina during the pilgrimage," said Diah.