Acts of the Jemaah Haji candidates in China

Acts of the Jemaah Haji candidates in China
One winter day, Ma Xiulan sat on the floor with the 200 people in a hall in Beijing. 74-year-old woman with carefully listening to a lecture from a man who stood at the pulpit. Ma, who came all the way from the Inland Mongolia Autonomous Region, looked calm and ready for long journey.

Forty-eight hours later, she was sitting quietly in the entourage on the plane that will fly for 12 hours to Saudi Arabia. Travel long coveted Ma Xiulan was finally achieved, which is run hajj.

Like all prospective pilgrims flock in China, he had to undergo various training and debriefing, including hearing a lecture from the man in the pulpit. The contents of his speech, religious policies and the Government of China abroad.
Son Ma Xiulan faithfully waiting outside the building and occasionally watched her with worry. "He was weak. I hope he can run for 38 days of worship safely, "said Ma Wenhua, the son of Ma's 51-year-old.

Every Muslim must perform the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime. Visiting the long-planned Ma Xiulan for years. However, the main obstacle is the intention Ma money. So the whole family, including husband Ma Xiulan with three sons and one daughter, shoulder to shoulder raise money for 30,000 yuan (approximately USD 34.8 million) for the purposes of pilgrimage costs.

Hajj organizers near the house managed Ma Xiulan local Islamic associations receive 24,170 yuan (approximately USD 28 million) to set-trip plane ticket and passport production, visa, and other costs. The rest of the money is used Ma for other purposes such as buying food in Mecca and buy train tickets from the Inland Mongolia to Beijing.
"My parents' income comes only from the father's pension of 800 yuan (approximately USD 928,000) per month. So the cost of this pilgrimage to dredge almost all their savings, "said Ma Wenhua. Actually last year Ma was ready and signed up for the pilgrimage. However, registration was rejected by the bureau service provider of local pilgrimage because it exceeded the quota.
Bai Zhihui, vice chairman of the Islamic Association of the Inland Mongolia Autonomous Region, revealed that the government of Saudi Arabia each year to apply quotas to determine how many potential pilgrims come from China are allowed to perform hajj.

This year, the Inland Mongolian people have a quota 233, or up 20 percent from the number of years ago. In last November, Ma Xiulan happy not to play because his application to perform the pilgrimage and finally approved immediately prepare. Among other things, prepare a five kilograms (kg) of rice, three pounds of flour, three pounds of dried noodles, eight kg of processed foods and some dried vegetables and lamb.

It all made provisions for Ma Xiulan in Saudi Arabia to save money. He had intended to cook his own meals in the inn that was ordered by the Islamic Association of China in Mecca.

The challenge for the Elderly

When Ma Xiulan want to save money for the pilgrimage because of capital mediocre, not the case with a pair You Zhanxian (77) and Ma Lanying (75). The husband and wife are already preparing U.S. $ 2000 (Rp18.165.000) just to buy food while in Saudi Arabia.

"I have enough money from real estate business. So my wife and I will go. Five children all are here to take our departure, "said You, who was half deaf, so speak loudly.

He admitted that he had a lot of reading about the Hajj pilgrimage to know that it certainly will cause challenges for the older people like himself and his wife. "The weather is hot and there will be many people. However, we are ready with these challenges, "You said with a smile.