Pilgrims and visitors to the Grand Mosque in Makkah can take advantage of free Wi-Fi service in the courtyards of the mosque.
This
is part of a series of technological services being introduced by the
Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques for the benefit of
the faithful, according to Bandar Al-Khuzaim, director of the
information technology center at the presidency.
Al-Khuzaim
said the free Wi-Fi service in the courtyards of the Grand Mosque aims
at establishing online contacts between the presidency staff and
worshippers.
The presidency staff will use
this popular wireless networking technology to send guidance and
awareness text messages to pilgrims and visitors to the Grand Mosque,
the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.
Al-Khuzaim
said the presidency will also make available Bluetooth service for
worshippers in the mataf (circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba)
so that those who perform tawaf can know the number of rounds of
circumambulation that they have finished. This service is being
introduced in cooperation with the technological innovation center at
Umm Al-Qura University of Makkah.
“The
presidency has also introduced the issuing and renewal of online booking
of iftar meals at the Grand Mosque. Both individuals and firms can take
advantage of this service to donate iftar meals for worshippers,” he
said.
Al-Khuzaim announced that a new
facility has been introduced for the electronic registration for
performing itikaf (seclusion in the mosque to worship Allah) in six
languages. They are Arabic, English, French, Urdu, Turkish and Persian.
A
similar online facility is available for those who want to visit the
Grand Mosque Exhibition and the Kaaba cover (kiswa) factory, he added.
Article by: english.alarabiya.net
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