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        "id": 1198332,
        "msgid": "haj-pilgrims-1447899208",
        "date": "1995-03-14 00:00:00",
        "title": "Haj pilgrims",
        "author": null,
        "source": "",
        "tags": null,
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        "summary": "Haj pilgrims From Republika I am commenting on the statement of Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher published in Republika on Feb. 13, 1995 entitled 'Warga Muhammadiyah Sebaiknya Menahan Diri tidak Berhaji lagi' (Muhammadiyah Moslems should refrain from making another haj pilgrimage). The Minister said that the House of Representatives suggests that priority for the pilgrimage is to be given to elderly people and those who have not been on the pilgrimage before.",
        "content": "<p>Haj pilgrims<\/p>\n<p>From Republika<\/p>\n<p>I am commenting on the statement of Minister of Religious<br>\nAffairs Tarmizi Taher published in Republika on Feb. 13, 1995<br>\nentitled 'Warga Muhammadiyah Sebaiknya Menahan Diri tidak Berhaji<br>\nlagi' (Muhammadiyah Moslems should refrain from making another haj<br>\npilgrimage). The Minister said that the House of Representatives<br>\nsuggests that priority for the pilgrimage is to be given to<br>\nelderly people and those who have not been on the pilgrimage<br>\nbefore. The minister further said that \"younger people can join<br>\nthe pilgrimage in later years.\"<\/p>\n<p>I agree with the minister that people who have not been<br>\npilgrims should be given priority. The pilgrimage is obligatory<br>\nonce in a lifetime. Other pilgrimages are voluntary. This is also<br>\nadvised by the Indonesian Moslems Council.<\/p>\n<p>But I am not particularly happy that younger people should<br>\nwait until later years. According to God's command, adult Moslems<br>\nwho are both financially and spiritually capable can conduct haj<br>\npilgrimage. So there is no point for a young Moslem to postpone<br>\nit if he\/she is in fact in a position to physically and<br>\nspiritually be a pilgrim.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that some people think that haj pilgrimage is for<br>\nelderly people. This perception must be corrected. Who can<br>\nguarantee that someone will still be alive next year?  God said<br>\n\"when death is around, you cannot postpone it, neither can you<br>\nwant it to happen earlier.\"<\/p>\n<p>Nobody can guarantee that next year you will still have the<br>\nfunds for that purpose. After all, it is the responsibility of<br>\nthe government to arrange an additional quota with the Saudi<br>\ngovernment for the haj pilgrimage.<\/p>\n<p>RYZKA MARYANTA RAHMAWAN<\/p>\n<p>Yogyakarta<\/p>",
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