Haj season: Mohd Na’im (centre) mingling with visitors at the Third Haj, Umrah and Tourism carnival in Sepang. — Bernama
SEPANG: Around 6,000 prospective pilgrims have agreed to accept the haj offer for the 1446H/2025 season so far, says Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar.
The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) said the haj offer letters are expected to be distributed to selected individuals by Jan 15.
“Those who have received the offer letters means they have gone for a health check,” he told the media after launching the Third Haj, Umrah and Tourism carnival by the Haj Pilgrimage Organisers (Karnival PJH) here yesterday, Bernama reported.
“After Jan 15, we will begin the appeal process,” he added.
He revealed that Tabung Haji (TH) had received about 60,000 haj appeal applications for this season from Dec 19 until yesterday.
The media had previously reported that haj offer letters for 31,600 prospective pilgrims for the 1446H/2025M season were issued in stages starting from Dec 16.
Mohd Na’im also took the opportunity to remind the public to be cautious of fraudulent haj and umrah packages offered by unlicensed individuals and travel agencies.
He said despite various initiatives taken by the TH management to educate the public not to be deceived by questionable haj packages, many people were still being conned.
“The government takes the issue of fraudulent haj packages seriously and is determined to address cases of fraud involving Malaysian haj pilgrims through close cooperation with the police, the Department of Waqf, Zakat and Haj, as well as the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry.
“I would like to stress here that individuals or companies offering haj package services without approval and a licence from TH can face legal action under the Tabung Haji Act 1995.
“Therefore, I would like to remind all prospective haj pilgrims to ensure the haj package they wish to take is from one of the 37 Haj Pilgrimage Organisers licensed by TH.
“This includes those who receive Furada and Mujamalah visas, so that monitoring can be conducted to ensure all Malaysian haj pilgrims receive the best service,” he said.
