Due To Illness, Ministry Of Religion Data 5 Prospective Hajj Pilgrims In Central Lombok Canceled To The Holy Land

The atmosphere of Hajj services at the Ministry of Religion Office of Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Friday (5/5/2023). (ANTARA)

CENTRAL LOMBOK - Five prospective hajj candidates from Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province, canceled their departure for the Holy Land in 2023. Data from the Office of the Ministry of Religion states that the cancellation of the five prospective pilgrims was due to illness and death. In detail, four people were sick and one died. Head of the Hajj and Umrah Section for the Office of the Ministry of Religion, Central Lombok Regency, Samsul Hadi, said that the total number of prospective pilgrims departing was 844 people. The fifth portion of the prospective pilgrims will be filled by members of the reserve congregation. "The backup will fill according to serial number," he said in Praya, Antara, Friday, May 5. According to him, 94 people have been designated as prospective reserve hajj and 70 of them have paid the cost of the pilgrimage in 2023. He explained that a total of 791 people out of 844 hajj candidates scheduled to leave for the Holy Land in 2023 had paid off the cost of the pilgrimage or Bipih and the rest were expected to complete the payment on Friday. According to the Decree of the Minister of Religion Number 352 of 2023 concerning the cost of regular Hajj travel for the year 1444 Hijri and the use of value benefits, the period of payment of Hajj costs starts from April 11 to May 5, 2023. Samsul said that according to the provisions of the central government, Bipih members of the 2023 regular Hajj pilgrims in the Lombok embarkation area amounted to Rp. 51,268,349.26, an increase from around Rp. 40 million in the previous year. "However, for pilgrims to be paid off, they will still use Bipih in the previous year," he said. The Central Lombok Regency Government in 2023 received a quota of sending 844 Hajj candidates to the Holy Land.

Pilgrims scheduled to leave for the Holy Land to perform the pilgrimage in 2023 include 349 members of the Hajj pilgrims being paid off for the 2020 delay, 52 members of the Hajj pilgrims being paid off for the postponement of 2022, 415 people scheduled to leave according to the queue number, and 28 priority elderly residents.