One Hajj Pilgrim From Aceh Dies On A Plane To Medina

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BANDA ACEH - The Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) of Aceh Province stated that one pilgrim candidate for Hajj (JCH) Embarkation Aceh died while still on a flight to Medina, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning, June 15, before the plane landing. Plague Salam died on the plane 15 minutes before landing at Amir Muhammad Abdul Aziz Airport, Medina," said Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion for Aceh, Iqbal in Banda Aceh, Wednesday. He said the JCH who died was Muslim Abdul Wahab Salam, 51 years old. This congregation was in the first batch, the holder of passport number C6765252 who came from Pidie Jaya Regency. According to reports, said Iqbal, this congregation had a diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). He was declared dead while still on the plane at around 4:37 Saudi Arabian Time (WAS). Previously, as many as 393 pilgrims from the Aceh Embarkation Hajj were flown to Medina using Garuda Indonesia's SKYTEAM aircraft via Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (SIM) Blang Bintang, Aceh Besar. on Wednesday, early in the morning. The congregation of the first group departed at around 01.25 WIB. Previously, the congregation had already entered the Aceh Embarkation Hajj Dormitory in Banda Aceh, the day before the scheduled flight.

While in the dormitory, they took part in a series of activities and checks, including a final health check from the Port Health Office (KKP) and the Aceh Health Service. all are healthy," said Iqbal. As for fardhu kifayah, according to the Indonesian Hajj Guide Team (TPHI) for the first batch of Embarkation Aceh Muhammad Qusay, the funeral prayer will be held at the Prophet's Mosque and the cemetery in Baqi. For the fardhu kifayah process, we ask for prayers at the Prophet's Mosque and the funeral may be in Baqi," said Qusay.