Solo – Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas stated that a choice was still waited for from the Saudi Arabian government over the Hajj trip in 2021.
” The Saudi federal government has yet to choose whether this year’s hajj will be held,” the minister mentioned here on Friday.
Qoumas noted that if the Saudi Arabian federal government were to take a choice, then the Indonesian federal government would immediately start working on the technical preparations. He affirmed that the federal government had actually currently prepared a number of situations.
” Nevertheless, obviously, this situation can only work if the Saudi Arabian government takes a decision over starting the Hajj pilgrimage. Among the circumstances is about limiting the number of pilgrims,” he remarked.
Qoumas has actually anticipated that in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, the trip would not be carried out generally, including the trip to Saudi Arabia.
” For example, physical distancing on the plane and the bedroom, earlier for 8 individuals, now is enabled just four people. I believe there would be limitations unlike normal times,” he verified.
In connection with the elderly parish, the ministry had yet to validate whether they can take part in the expedition.
” We do not understand for sure. Ideally, we would be able to do it. We do not know. That is the Saudi Arabian government’s policy. We only follow the federal government’s rules on Hajj,” he mentioned.
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