Less than 50 days to haj 2021: Indonesia to decide this week if it will send pilgrims
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s minister of religious affairs will consult President Joko Widodo this week to decide if the country will send pilgrims to the haj this year.
Yaqut Cholil Qoumas told Salaam Gateway on Monday (May 31) it is already too late as there are less than 50 days to the start of the haj on Dhul hijjah 8 (around July 18) and there is no official word from Saudi Arabia that will help Indonesia secure all necessary arrangements.
“We are still waiting (official information from Saudi Arabia) in the next couple of days and hopefully we can decide this week,” the minister told Salaam Gateway.
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