EVERY Muslim wants to perform holy hajj at least once in his/her lifetime. According to the tenets of Islam, Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. Islam says, Hajj is mandatory for all Muslims who are physically fit and financially solvent.
Besides, Islam has warned Muslims against failure to perform hajj despite having the capacity to do so.
We are happy to note that following last few years of mismanagement and fraudulent activities of a group of people involved in hajj management, the concerned authority has taken some very good initiatives to ease sufferings of people aspiring to perform Hajj. These include:
- Early registration of persons who want to perform Hajj, which started from March, 2016,
-Payment of fees for Hajj according to declared package,
- Confirmation of payment of registration fees,
-SMS intimation of such registration for the aspiring person(s), and
-Police verification.
The authority introduced the above steps to bring discipline in the area which is infested by greedy Hajj agencies and to alleviate the sufferings of the people interested to perform Hajj at their own cost. But care should be taken to prevent any attempt to foil the good efforts of the government.
As has been said earlier, there are some dishonest agencies who target holy Hajj every year as a means to earn money unduly by offering exorbitant packages. They should not be allowed to disrupt the honest intentions of the government to enable people to perform Hajj with ease and comfort.
On the other hand, the government should also monitor the process closely so that any unscrupulous element(s) in the concerned departments can not have an opportunity to do corruption, financially or otherwise.
Malik Muntasir Reza
mmreza74@gmail.com
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