IPHI Proposes Tamattu’ Dam Could Benefit 21 Million Stunted People in Indonesia
JAKARTA-JAYA NEWS.COM – The 2nd National Seminar and National Working Meeting of IPHI (Indonesian Hajj Brotherhood Association) was held on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at The Lumire Hotel, Convention Center, Central Jakarta.
The seminar discussed the implementation of the Tamattu’ Hajj Dam outside the Holy Land, using a maqasid sharia approach. It also discussed the opportunities for Islamic jurisprudence (fiqhiyah) with a maslahah and istihsan approach that would allow for dam payments in Indonesia. Therefore, IPHI, along with the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), is partnering in developing a fatwa, or collective opinion, regarding the proposed implementation of the Tamattu’ Dam in Indonesia.
According to IPHI Chairman, Dr. Ur. H. Erman Suparno, MBA., M.Si., considering the objective conditions in Indonesia, noted the need for attention for 21 million stunted children, including more than 200,000 Indonesian Hajj pilgrims. This means that 200,000 animals could be slaughtered to improve the nutrition of the 21 million stunted Indonesian children currently experiencing stunting.
Prof. Dr. H. Jimly Ashiddiqie, SH., MH, delivered a speech entitled “Fatwa on the Hajj” and was invited to open the event directly by Erman Suparno.
The world’s Muslim population now exceeds 2 billion. By 2070, this number is expected to reach 3 billion. However, the total quota for paid pilgrims can only accommodate 3 million.
The anti-Islamophobia phenomenon in Europe has also been accompanied by the conversion of 500 houses of worship into mosques. Therefore, the salary issue, said Jimly Ashiddiqie, is serious, as the waiting line for paid pilgrims from South Sulawesi now stretches for 49 years. Although many in other regions have queues that last 30 to 40 years.
Meanwhile, the Tamattu’ Dam in Mecca now handles millions of tons of slaughtered meat annually from Hajj pilgrims.
“The potential of the Tamattu’ Dam can now be sent from Mecca to various countries that desperately need it,” Jimly Ashiddiqie emphasized.
For the seminar, Jimly Ashiddiqie also proposed that the Jepara IHPI discuss the need for a global, international fatwa. This is so that fatwas from Indonesia—as the world’s largest Muslim population—can serve as a role model for the world. **
Jacob Ereste
Freelance Journalist
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