Umra in Holy Moon
Abdul sidik / Gaboul ya haj magazine IndonesiaIts more than fifteen day past in holy moon. Every Moslem use this moment to increase their worship. Fast from morning until afternoon and praying together every night in the mosque. Mosque is a favorite place. People reads holy quran, give food n money to poor people and do better to each other. Since several years ago, umra in this holy moon one of worship do by middle class in Indonesia. Travel agent in Indonesia use this moment to offer interest umra program. From umra in beginning holy moon, umra in the middle holy moon and umra in last ten holy moons. This program sells in variety price from the cheap until the expensive. Two month before holy moon, they register to travel agent. They can be late, because if they late they can’t go umra. One of the leader umra association In Indonesia ever say that in this years among 15 .000 people from Indonesia will do umra. Register to umra in Indonesia close two day before holy moon. But until ramadhan/ holy moon still more people want register to umra. More than their don’t know that register to umra must long time before holy moon. Almost one thousand people from Indonesia can’t go umra these years. They can’t go umra cause of much reason like: their name not register in ministry of hajj Saudi, they late register in travel agent, etc. although they can’t go umra this years, a lot of them register for next holy moon. They don’t want lose change to umra in holy moon.Saudi Embassy one of office in Indonesia that very busy along holy moon because they should print more and more visa every beginner holy moon. For people that only have limited money, they choice umra in holy moon, because they don’t have much money to go hajj. They know even thought they only umra in holy moon they will get reward same with hajj. For people who usually live in tropic season that not easy for people from Indonesia to umra in fast condition but that not be problem for them cause they only want love from God.
