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        "id": 1682855,
        "msgid": "deputy-hajj-minister-urges-hajj-officials-to-devote-themselves-wholeheartedly-to-serving-pilgrims-1776394247",
        "date": "2026-04-17 08:56:55",
        "title": "Deputy Hajj Minister urges Hajj officials to devote themselves wholeheartedly to serving pilgrims",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak, has called on Hajj officials departing for the 2026 pilgrimage to fully dedicate themselves to serving Indonesian pilgrims with utmost sincerity, viewing it as a sacred mission. Around 400 officials will lead the preparations in Medina and at airports, ensuring readiness for the pilgrims' arrival starting 22 April 2026, amid reminders of the diverse and determined backgrounds of the Indonesian Hajj participants who often sacrifice greatly to fulfill their religious duty. Minister Mochamad Irfan Yusuf outlined the staggered departure schedule for various Hajj teams to guarantee smooth services in the Holy Land.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia\u2019s Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah,\nDahnil Anzar Simanjuntak, has urged Hajj officials preparing to embark\non the 1447 Hijriah\/2026 CE Hajj mission to devote themselves entirely\nto serving Indonesian pilgrims wholeheartedly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDevote yourselves fully to carrying out your duties in the Holy\nLand. This is a sacred mission for all of you, for your families, and\nfor the faith,\u201d Dahnil stated after the briefing and send-off for Hajj\nofficials at the Pondok Gede Hajj Hostel in Jakarta on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In initiating the 2026 Hajj mission, around 400 Hajj officials will\nbegin departing for the Holy Land on Friday. They will serve as the\nadvance team to ensure the readiness of services to welcome Allah\u2019s\nguests.<\/p>\n<p>The departing Hajj officials are those assigned to the Medina Work\nArea (Daker) and Airports. Meanwhile, the first batch of Hajj pilgrim\nflight groups (Kloter) will begin departing on 22 April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday you will depart; we entrust to you fully the mandate from the\nstate, from Allah SWT, from the Hajj pilgrims. You are the spearhead of\nthe success of Hajj 2026,\u201d Dahnil said.<\/p>\n<p>He also reminded them of the profile of Indonesian pilgrims, who come\nfrom diverse backgrounds. Some are capable in terms of istithaah\n(health, mental, and financial), while others are elderly or\nhigh-risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome are not able, but they are people who dare to strive to become\nable to perform Hajj. Most of them sell land, sell rice fields, or save\nthroughout their lives to go on Hajj. The spirit of Indonesians is\nextraordinary. Therefore, do not betray their trust in undertaking\nHajj,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Hajj and Umrah Minister Mochamad Irfan Yusuf stated that the\nofficials leading the Hajj mission are those assigned to the Airport\nWork Area (Daker) and Medina.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe departure schedule for the 2026 Saudi Arabian Hajj Organising\nCommittee (PPIH) begins with the advance team on 13 April 2026, followed\nby the Airport Daker and Medina Daker on 17 and 18 April 2026,\u201d Minister\nIrfan Yusuf said.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, he added, officials from the Mecca Work Area (Daker)\nwill be sent off in stages from 22-24 April 2026 to ensure the readiness\nof services for pilgrims in the Holy Land. Meanwhile, the Amirul Hajj is\nscheduled to depart on 19 May 2026.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/deputy-hajj-minister-urges-hajj-officials-to-devote-themselves-wholeheartedly-to-serving-pilgrims-1776394247",
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