The 2023 Hajj and Umrah Services Conference and Exhibition or 'Hajj Expo 2023' is the second edition of the Hajj and Umrah Services Conference and Exhibition. It is an international conference organized by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah from January 9 to 12, 2023, in Jeddah City , under the theme 'Quality in the Services System.' The event attracted over sixty thousand visitors and featured the participation of more than two hundred companies specializing in Hajj and Umrah s...
Hajj and Umrah Visas are visas issued by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . They enable their holders' entry into the Kingdom to perform Hajj or Umrah rituals. They are regulated by the 'Statute for the Treatment of Persons Arriving in the Kingdom on Hajj, Umrah or Other Visas,' issued in 1984. The statute enables coordination between the Minister of Interior , Minister of Foreign Affairs , Minister of Hajj and Umrah , and Minister of Commerce , for regulating entry ...
The second renovation of al-Kaaba al-Musharrafa in the Grand Mosque , conducted in 1997 during the Saudi era, comprised several stages, as follows: The roof was removed along with the holding materials placed within the spacers between the main stones. The filling and internal stones were removed, numbered, washed, and cleaned. Spacers were covered with highly efficient holding materials, ensuring adhesivity to stones. Metal pieces were used to bind the stones of the external facade and interio...
- Three wooden pillars supporting the roof of al-Kaaba al-Musharrafa. - Marble plaque bearing King Fahd document referring to the renovation of al-Kaaba al-Musharrafa. - Suspended runner between the three pillars bearing some of the gifts offered to al-Kaaba al-Musharrafa. - Nine marble stones fixed upon the wall and featuring Thuluth script, except for one in Kufic script. - A silk curtain covering the wall and ceiling, embroidered with the Shahada and some of the holy names of Allah. - Bab al...
At-Turaif Mosque is one of the monuments in at-Turaif District , in Diriyah Governorate , in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . It is one of Diriyah's historical mosques. It was built for the first time during the First Saudi State . It was one of the most prominent and largest mosques in Najd back then and a hub for teaching students writing and other sciences. History of at-Turaif Mosque At-Turaif Mosque is located in the northeastern part of at-Turaif District, inscribed under UNESCO 's...
Zamzam Well is located within the Mataf area in the Grand Mosque in Makkah al-Mukarramah . It is positioned on the eastern side of al-Kaaba al-Musharrafa , approximately twenty-one m away, and aligns with al-Multazam . Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him (PBUH), described Zamzam Water as a blessed water and a cure for illnesses. Al-Azraqi described Zamzam Well in his time as 'the depth of Zamzam from top to bottom was sixty cubits, and at its bottom, there were three springs: one spring ne...
Al-Maqsad Application is an e-navigation system dedicated to the Grand Mosque . It is activated via Bluetooth and works on determining the location of mobile phone holders and guiding them to the sites they would like to visit in the Grand Mosque and its external facilities, such as its squares and restrooms. Al-Maqsad Application is based upon the Global Positioning System (GPS) used for determining locations. In addition to offering various services, the application also provides users with o...
It is one of the e-applications used in the Prophet's Mosque in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah . It enables visitors of the Mosque of the Prophet peace be upon him (PBUH) to select the services they would like to access, such as visiting the tomb of the Prophet (PBUH) or praying in al-Rawda al-Sharifa. The application seeks to facilitate the access of the visitors of the Prophet's Mosque to services. It enables the visitors to know the availability of sufficient capacity of the Mosque'...
The Agency of the General Authority for the Affairs of the Imams and Muezzins at the Prophet's Mosque issues a weekly schedule for the Imams of the Prophet's Mosque for the obligatory prayers. The Imams are: Ali Bin Abdulrahman al-Hudhaifi: Appointed as Imam and Khateeb of the Prophet's Mosque in 1979. Abdulbari Bin Awadh ath-Thubaity: Appointed as Imam and Khateeb of the Prophet's Mosque in 1993. Abdulmuhsin Bin Mohammed al-Qasim: Appointed as Imam and Khateeb of the Prophe...
The first mosque to host the Friday Prayer is al-Jum'ah Mosque, one of the historical mosques in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah City in the west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . The mosque is located southwest of al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, about nine hundred m north of Quba Mosque and about six km from the Prophet's Mosque . The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him (PBUH), performed the first Friday Prayer at this location in 622. Al-Jum'ah Mosque is situated in the basin of Wadi ar-Ranu...
The Jamarat Bridge facility is one of the projects established by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Mina Holy Site , Makkah al-Mukarramah , to facilitate the stoning of the Jamarat for pilgrims. The facility was constructed at a cost of approximately SAR4.2 billion and has a capacity of about three hundred thousand pilgrims per hour. The Jamarat Bridge facility consists of: Jamarat Bridge: It is 950 m long and eighty m wide, consisting of five floors, each twelve m high. The facility is designed t...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not export Zamzam Water. It is one of the products whose export is prohibited pursuant to the laws of the Kingdom. However, every Hajj and Umrah performer is allowed to take one bottle of Zamzam Water that is specifically prepared for travel. However, Zamzam Water export as goods is prohibited. Zamzam Water is produced at a bottling plant (King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Zamzam Watering Project), established in 2010 and valued at SAR700 million. The project aims to ...