Senin 23 Nov 2015 21:00 WIB

Religious tourism in Indonesia increases to 165 percent

Rep: C09/ Red: Julkifli Marbun
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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CIAMIS -- Secretary of Tourism Ministry, Ukus Koswara, said that based on research within the last five years, religious tourism in Indonesia increased to 165 percent.

"Of many tourist diversity in Indonesia, there are still hidden potentials. Religious tourism becomes one characteristics of Indonesian tourism," said Ukus, in Ciamis, Sunday (22/11).

Ukus stated, in 2015 there was a shift of tourism trends. The trend was a change of tourism paradigm from "sun, sand and sea" to "serenity, sustainability and spirituality".

Moreover, for worldwide data, UNWTO estimated that about 330 million global travelers or 30 percent of the total global tourists had visited religious sites around the world. It was based on spiritual or cognitive motives.

Earlier, Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya, asked involvement of all stakeholders to enhance and improve pilgrimage tourist destinations in Indonesia. Arief stated that he will focus on three sectors to build and improve religious tourism.

"I will focus on marketing, destination, and human resources," said Arief.

He revealed that in the next year, the Ministry will allocate Rp 1 billion for a pilgrimage destination for management costs, particularly clean sanitation.

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يَسْتَفْتُوْنَكَۗ قُلِ اللّٰهُ يُفْتِيْكُمْ فِى الْكَلٰلَةِ ۗاِنِ امْرُؤٌا هَلَكَ لَيْسَ لَهٗ وَلَدٌ وَّلَهٗٓ اُخْتٌ فَلَهَا نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَۚ وَهُوَ يَرِثُهَآ اِنْ لَّمْ يَكُنْ لَّهَا وَلَدٌ ۚ فَاِنْ كَانَتَا اثْنَتَيْنِ فَلَهُمَا الثُّلُثٰنِ مِمَّا تَرَكَ ۗوَاِنْ كَانُوْٓا اِخْوَةً رِّجَالًا وَّنِسَاۤءً فَلِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الْاُنْثَيَيْنِۗ يُبَيِّنُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ اَنْ تَضِلُّوْا ۗ وَاللّٰهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيْمٌ ࣖ
Mereka meminta fatwa kepadamu (tentang kalalah). Katakanlah, “Allah memberi fatwa kepadamu tentang kalalah (yaitu), jika seseorang mati dan dia tidak mempunyai anak tetapi mempunyai saudara perempuan, maka bagiannya (saudara perempuannya itu) seperdua dari harta yang ditinggalkannya, dan saudaranya yang laki-laki mewarisi (seluruh harta saudara perempuan), jika dia tidak mempunyai anak. Tetapi jika saudara perempuan itu dua orang, maka bagi keduanya dua pertiga dari harta yang ditinggalkan. Dan jika mereka (ahli waris itu terdiri dari) saudara-saudara laki-laki dan perempuan, maka bagian seorang saudara laki-laki sama dengan bagian dua saudara perempuan. Allah menerangkan (hukum ini) kepadamu, agar kamu tidak sesat. Allah Maha Mengetahui segala sesuatu.”

(QS. An-Nisa' ayat 176)

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