The Company of Mutawifs for Pilgrims from African Non-Arab Countries welcomed the first group of American, French, German, and Italian pilgrims who arrived yesterday in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj 2024, reported Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Represented by Ithraa Al-Khair Company, Mutawifs Company warmly welcomed 400 pilgrims who will perform the fifth pillar of Islam this year through the direct Hajj program.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mutawifs Company, Dr. Ahmed Sandi, indicated that the company has facilitated all Hajj procedures and provided the pilgrims with seamless services from the moment they arrived in the Kingdom.
Saudi Arabia has embarked on a wide range of preparations aimed at providing the pilgrims with smooth and comfortable journey.
During this season, it offers a special system using GPS and interactive digital maps to help pilgrims move around the holy sites.
The digital interactive map shows directions to all the facilities provided by the General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque. They include doors, the library, restrooms, guidance offices, and the service of providing manual and electric carts, escalators, elevators, field hospitals, bridges, and maintenance and work areas.
Furthermore, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (MoHU) has collaborated with the Saudi National Bank (SNB AlAhli) to launch the world’s first international digital wallet ‘Nusuk Wallet’ to serve pilgrims. Nusuk Wallet will enable Hajj and Umrah pilgrims to manage their money and expenses through a banking infrastructure supported by SNB AlAhli.
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