House Lets Government Make Haj Decision
Although it has not been officially announced, there are a number of strong signals indicating that the government will not send pilgrims in this year’s haj season.
Workers clean around the Kaaba on August 1, 2020, traced with lines for easing the physical distancing between pilgrims due to the coronavirus, an evening before the last day of circumambulation around the shrine, in the Grand mosque of the holy Saudi city of Mecca, during the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage.
The Saudi Arabian government has not yet decided the quota for Indonesian haj pilgrims this year. The Religious Affair Ministry will announce the final decision on the sending of pilgrims today ((3/6/2021). The safety of pilgrims should be the main consideration.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The House of Representatives (DPR) has let the government decide whether Indonesia will send pilgrims in this year’s haj. In addition to the limited time available for preparation, the lack of certainty regarding the quota from the Saudi Arabian government, the health and safety of pilgrims should be the main considerations in deciding the participation of Indonesia in this year’s pilgrimage, which will take place amid the Covid-19 pandemic