Hajj Pilgrimage Services Are Divided Into Two Big Categories

A portrait of the bus provided for the 2022 Hajj Pilgrims received by ANTARA in Jakarta on Monday (9/5/2022). (ANTARA/HO-Kemenag)

JAKARTA - The Director General of Hajj and Umrah (PHU) of the Ministry of Religion, Hilman Latief, stated that services for the 2022 Hajj pilgrims will be divided into two broad categories, namely domestic services and services while in Saudi Arabia.

"The list of names of 92,825 regular pilgrims who are entitled to leave this year already exists. I have issued a decree and since yesterday it has been announced and distributed to the Regional Offices of the Ministry of Religion in all provinces in Indonesia," Hilman said in a written statement released by Antara, in Jakarta, Monday, May 9.

Hilman said that for domestic services, the congregation will be provided with services ranging from file management to departure and return at the Hajj Dormitory, Jakarta, discussion of the Cost of Organizing the Hajj (BPIH) with Commission VIII of the House of Representatives until the issuance of a Presidential Decree.

Director of Domestic Hajj Services at the Ministry of Religion, Saiful Mujab, added that the finalization process for cooperation contracts with airlines that will dispatch and repatriate Hajj pilgrims is being carried out. The two airlines are Garuda Indonesia and Saudia Airlines.

Regarding the preparation of Hajj hostel services, his party has carried out a sterilization process for the dormitory that will be used for the pilgrims' departure locus. A number of services provided include lodging facilities for 1x24 hours, final health checks, giving identity bracelets, giving passports, giving pocket money and strengthening Hajj rituals.

As for consumption, before leaving, the congregation gets three meals and two snacks. Then when he returned to the country he got one snack.

In Saudi Arabia, accommodation services are prepared with reference to hotel quality standards, distance to the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, region, price, as well as easy access to special prayer bus transportation for Makkah and catering distribution.

"In Makkah, the Jamaah hotel is planned to be divided into five regions, Mahbas Jin, Syisyah, Raudhah, Jarwal and Misfalah. The placement of pilgrims in Makkah is carried out with a zoning system based on the origin of embarkation according to the Decree of the Director General of PHU Number 140 of 2022," said the Director of External Hajj Services. Negeri Subhan Cholid. For lodging, the Jama'ah hotel in Medina is in the Markaziyah area or the closest area to the Prophet's Mosque and is divided into three areas, namely Syimaliyah, Janubiyah and Gharbiyah. In the inn 1 liter bottled mineral water, blankets, toiletries, washing machine and bed changing facilities have been prepared.Even the hotel will prepare zamzam water in a dispenser.

Regarding consumption, pilgrims will receive a maximum of 119 meals, consisting of 75 meals in Makkah, 27 times in Madinah, 16 times at Arafah-Mina-Muzdalifah or Armuzna and one meal at Jeddah airport.

"That is, it can be said that the full congregation gets to eat three times per day while in Saudi Arabia," he said.

Meanwhile, the mobility of pilgrims in Arab uses land transportation such as intercity transportation. Then the Shalawat transportation service will provide 24-hour service as long as the congregation is in the city of Makkah.

The bus will take the congregation from the hotel to the Grand Mosque and back to the hotel via five routes that have been prepared, namely Mahbasjin-Bab Ali, Syisyah-Syieb Amir, Raudhah-Syieb Amir, Jarwal-Syieb Amir, and Misfalah-Jiad. Third, the Masyair transportation service, which will serve at the peak phase of the Hajj in Makkah, includes a bus stop in front of the hotel so that it is easy to reach.