JABAR EKSPRES – A total of 359 hajj candidates who are members of flight group (Kloter) 21 of Medan Embarkation, North Sumatra departed for Jeddah, from the Medan Hajj Dormitory, Tuesday (6/13) night.
The 359 hajj candidates of Kloter 21 consist of 349 people from North Padang Lawas Regency, two people from Mandailing Natal Regency, three PHD Regional Officers from North Padang Lawas Regency and Mandailing Natal Regency, as well as five TPHI and TKHI Central Officers.
Head of the North Sumatra Regional Office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs H Ahmad Qosbi Nasution, in his remarks when releasing Kloter 21, hoped that the Kloter 21 hajj candidates could maintain their health while performing the pilgrimage in Mecca.
Health is very important for pilgrims who are in the holy land, and must be maintained properly so that it remains smooth when carrying out activities in Mecca.
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“If the prospective pilgrims are not healthy, how will they get the Mabrur Hajj,” he said.
Ahmad also advised Kloter 21 hajj candidates to maintain good manners while in Mecca, and not to be pretentious and disrespect candidates from other regions or candidates from foreign countries.
Show that pilgrims from North Sumatra Province are dignified and have high discipline and do not make a scene in the holy land of Mecca.
“So far, hajj candidates from Indonesia are known to be very good in Mecca, and keep the honor of the country,” he said.
Meanwhile, a Kloter 21 hajj candidate died at the Medan Hajj Dormitory on behalf of Mangaraja Buaya Harahap Bin H. Abdul Manan Harahap, from North Padang Lawas Regency, with manifest number 237.
In addition, two people died before entering the Medan Hajj Dormitory on behalf of Nurhabeda Sayuti Siregar, with manifest number 260, and Kali Nahombang Siregar, with manifest number 128.
Seat filling from Kloter 18 as many as two people on behalf of Abdul Gani Pasaribu, with manifest number 260, and Basariah Simanjuntak, with manifest 128.
