The public understands that there is an increase in the costs of aviation/transportation, charter costs, accommodation in Mecca and Medina and catering. It is reasonable. However, is the increase that big?

Hundreds of buses picked up thousands of members of the Indonesian congregation from their hotels in five areas of Mecca. Indonesian pilgrims, arrived to Arafah from morning to evening on Thursday (7/7/2022).

The cancellation of the Indonesian haj pilgrimage this year is stipulated in Religious Affairs Ministerial Decree No. 660/2021 concerning cancellation of haj pilgrims’ departure for 2021.

A self that is connected to the networks for the strengthening of unity and public welfare is the moral message of Idul Adha for the sake of collective happiness.

After completing the \'wukuf\' on the Arafah desert, haj pilgrims carried out the Stoning of the Devil ritual. Pilgrims need to maintain their fitness during the ritual it as necessitates walking 3-4 kilometers from their accommodations in Mina in temperatures as high as 45 degrees Celsius.

This year’s haj peaked with the \'wukuf\' (gathering) ritual on Monday (20/8/2018) at Arafah field in Saudi Arabia. Three million Muslim pilgrims from all over the world gathered to pray and chant together. The wukuf ritual urges self-contemplation.

Haj officers comb all hotels where pilgrims stay to ensure that all pilgrims participating in the \'wukuf\' (gathering) ritual in Arafah. Special services are provided for ill pilgrims.