Haj registration in S. Jakarta

JAKARTA (JP): The number of Jakartans registering at South Jakarta's haj affairs office for next year's pilgrimage to Mecca has so far reached 1,900.

Zachrudin Zen, head of the haj affairs office, said on Wednesday that the registrants are expected to join pilgrimage ritual instruction in their respective district offices.

The exercise in Jagakarsa district South Jakarta, for example, is held for four days and starts on Wednesday, while the one in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, was held over two days and ended yesterday, he said.

During the instruction, they will be trained by Islamic religious leaders and officers of the haj affairs office, he added. (hhr)