Ikhlas Com Travel & Umrah Sdn Bhd (ikhlas.com) recently turned the dreams of underprivileged individuals (asnaf) of going on umrah, the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca into a reality.
The company sent off the first group of special pilgrims under the Umrah 1,000 Asnaf initiative from Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 (klia2).
This special group comprises 15 asnaf individuals who were carefully selected from among thousands of candidates through a thorough vetting process.
Each recipient is fully sponsored to perform the umrah pilgrimage; all their needs, including passport fees, vaccinations, visa, return AirAsia flights, and a comfortable, full-board umrah package were taken care of by ikhlas.com.
Next steps
ikhlas.com chief executive Ikhlas Kamarudin said: “We are currently arranging departure schedules for around 200 more asnaf pilgrims and we expect that a total of 1,000 asnaf will be able to fulfill their lifelong dream of performing Umrah before the end of the 1447H Umrah season next year.”
Kamarudin added that corporations that wish to support the Umrah 1,000 Asnaf initiative may get in touch with his company.
He said: “May we work hand in hand to help even more members of the asnaf community set foot in the Holy Land in the coming Umrah season, inshaAllah.”
The Umrah 1,000 Asnaf program was launched in conjunction with ikhlas.com’s fifth anniversary with the mission to empower local communities by identifying deserving asnaf and turning their dreams of performing umrah into a reality.
The initiative reflects ikhlas.com's broader commitment to making umrah accessible to all Muslims, especially those who may not have the means, at least once in their lifetime.
