5 ways to successfully manage the problem of placing congregations in Arafat

Mina, alive -The placement of the Indonesian pilgrims in the Arafat stores had experienced serious obstacles ahead of the Wukuf 9 Zulhijah 1446 h to coincide with June 5, 2025.

The density of the store, the high mobility of the pilgrims and the limitations of the officers made some pilgrims not obtain a place to rest.

However, thanks to the fast step of the president of Hajj organizer of Saudi Arabia (PPIH) Much Hanafi, the problem was successfully resolved. Here are five strategic steps given:

1. Serrado and Revalidation of the Store

Officers carry out thorough control in all Arafat tents. As a result, a tent that actually still has capacity, but has not been used to the fullest.

“The mapping shows that some tents still have additional capacity,” said Saudi Arabia PPIH president Muchlis M Hanafi, Saturday (7/6/2025)

2. Overflow of the officers store

To immediately accommodate the affected pilgrims, three tents were deviated that were originally prepared for officers in the Markaz 105 area (Syarikah Rifadah).

“Three tents of officers in the Markaz 105 region (Syarikah Rifadah) became and used to accommodate pilgrims who have not yet received a place,” he explained a lot.

3. The additional lobby of the tendency to the Syarikah

PPIH moves quickly to negotiate with local service providers. As a result, several Syarikah are willing to provide additional tents for pilgrims.

“PPIH is negotiating with several Syarikah to provide additional tents to accommodate excess pilgrims,” ​​he said.

4. Use of the main store of the pilgrimage mission

As an emergency option, PPIH also assigned the main store of the Indonesian Hajj mission for injected pilgrims.

“The main store of the Hajj Indonesia mission was also used to accommodate the congregation affected by overcapacity,” said a lot.

5. High level coordination with the Saudi Ministry of Hajj

The last and very crucial step is the direct coordination between the general director of Hajj and Umrah Hilman Latief and the Saudi Arabia Hajj Ministry. This resulted in a placement of around 2,000 faithful to the official reserve tent.

“Through these efforts, the density began to break down and during the Wukuf peak, all pilgrims were in the tent to carry out worship calmly and solemnia,” he said a lot.

What caused it?

MuchLis explained, there are at least four main factors that cause chaos in the placement of pilgrims in Arafat:

1. not used by maximum
Some tents still leave the capacity, but cannot be filled by other pilgrims for technical and cultural reasons, such as the boundaries between different groups even though they come from Markaz himself.

2. Hotel’s departure
The placement of pilgrims to Arafat is based on the hotel, not on Markaz or Syarikah. In fact, there are pilgrims who move to Markaz Traffic Hotel, so some of the tents are full before the congregation arrives.

3. The number of officers is limited
The proportion of officers and faithful is not very comparable. With more than 203 thousand faithful in Arafat, many officers are overwhelmed and even exhausted, so the regulation of the store does not work optimally.

4. High mobility of pilgrims
Many pilgrims moved a unilateral store to meet with relatives or other groups. This exacerbates the distribution of tent loads and makes logistics distribution difficult, such as consumption.

PPIH emphasized its commitment to continue improving services so that all pilgrims can submit to the pilgrimage safely, comfortable and orderly.

“PPIH Saudi Arabia continues to try as much as possible so that all Indonesian pilgrims can suffer the peak of the pilgrimage in a safe, comfortable and served way,” said a lot.