The Ministry of Islamic Affairs launches the digital “New Muslim Card” linked to the Tawakkalna application, automating procedures from submitting the application to issuing the verified document

Riyadh | BETH

Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh launched the digital “New Muslim Card” service, in a step aimed at developing services provided to new Muslims and transforming the procedures for documenting conversion to Islam from multiple paper-based transactions into an integrated electronic process.

The service covers every stage of the application, beginning with submission, review, and approval, and ending with the issuance of a verified digital card and a certificate of conversion to Islam.

The card is linked to the Tawakkalna application, in integration with the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, SDAIA, allowing it to appear among the user’s personal cards immediately after approval and making it easier to access and verify its authenticity.
 

Only Four Stages

The new system reduces the approval process from more than 15 stages to four and shortens the time required to complete an application from months to just a few minutes.

The service includes:

• Submitting and tracking the application electronically.
• Issuing a verified digital card.
• Displaying the card in the Tawakkalna application.
• Providing a QR code to verify its authenticity.
• Electronically archiving data and transactions.
• Producing comprehensive reports and statistics across the Kingdom.

The project is expected to improve data quality, reduce paper-based transactions, enhance spending efficiency, and provide more accurate information to support planning and decision-making.

More Than a Card

The significance of the project lies not merely in transforming a paper card into a digital version, but in rebuilding the entire process.

Reducing the completion period from months to minutes means that technology has not been used simply to enhance the appearance of the service, but to remove the complexities that previously stood between beneficiaries and its completion.

The card’s appearance within Tawakkalna also provides new Muslims with an official document that can be easily retained, presented, and verified, without the need for multiple visits or carrying a paper document that could be lost or damaged.

BETH Commentary | The Beginning, Not the End

The card represents an important step in documenting and accelerating the service, but it should mark the beginning of an integrated journey, not the end of the relationship with the new Muslim.

What follows the issuance of the card is no less important than what precedes it:

Providing a correct understanding of Islamic teachings, offering content in the new Muslim’s language, connecting them with reliable educational and community programs, and helping them address the family and social questions that may arise after embracing Islam.

The sensitive nature of religious and personal data also requires the highest standards of protection, along with a clear definition of who may access it and for what purposes.

The project’s success will not be measured solely by the number of cards issued or the speed of completion, but by its ability to transform the moment of embracing Islam into the beginning of continuous educational and humanitarian care.

Technology can issue the card within minutes.

But embracing the new Muslim, educating them, and accompanying them at the beginning of their journey constitute the longer and more important service.