Minimizing Strong Heat In The Holy Land, Indonesian Hajj Candidates Are Asked To Prepare Masks And Umbrellas

Prospective hajjes are wearing an umbrella to minimize the hot heat after Zuhur prayers at the Grand Mosque of Makkah on Tuesday 6 June. (ANTARA-Wahyu Putro A).

JAKARTA - Indonesian pilgrims who have not yet arrived in Saudi Arabia are asked to prepare themselves to anticipate the hot weather in the Holy Land.

The Head of the Working Area (Kedaker) Makkah of the Saudi Arabia Hajj Organizing Committee (PPIH) Khalilurrahman appealed to Hajj candidates to provide a number of objects to minimize hot temperature damak.

"Due to the hot weather, we urge Indonesian pilgrims to wear masks, wear umbrellas," he said in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, June 8, which was confiscated by Antara.

He said that the congregation performs worship at the Grand Mosque to store sandals in plastic bags and not entrust them to other friends to anticipate if they separate from the group.

The hot weather reaching more than 40 degrees Celsius can cause the legs to swell if they don't use footwear.

Khalilurrahman added that pilgrims who use wheelchairs ask for help from officers at the Grand Mosque and use official wheelchair services to perform Tawaf and Sai according to the tariff set by the administrators of the Grand Mosque.

Khalilurrahman also asked the elderly, aka the elderly, who had no companions, not to hesitate to ask for help from officers in sectors and outside sectors.

"Officers are committed to serving pilgrims without exception," said Khalil.

Kadaker Makkah also reminded pilgrims who would leave rooms and hotels to always carry bracelets and identity cards.

"If at any time the congregation is separated from the group or forgets the location of the hotel, the identity makes it easier for officers to take them to their respective hotels," said Khalilurrahman.

The number of pilgrims who arrived in Makkah reached more than 40 thousand people.

Today as many as 18 congregational groups from Medina and 17 groups from Jeddah will enter Makkah to undergo a series of pilgrimages.