His Excellency the General President for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, Sheikh Dr. Abdul-Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais, today, in the presence of His Excellency the Minister of Information in charge Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, announced the presidency's plan for the blessed Ramadan season (1442 AH), during the media forum held by the General Presidency remotely.

His Excellency affirmed that the General Presidency and the security authorities inside the Two Holy Mosques will not be complacent in applying the precautionary measures, and preserving the safety of visitors and visitors to the Two Holy Mosques, and that the caravan will be designated for the circumambulation only, and prayer will be behind the makbariya.

Al-Sudais expressed his thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and his trustworthy Crown Prince - may God preserve them - for the generous care and great care that they attach to the two holy mosques and their pilgrims, pilgrims and pilgrims, stressing that this care was evidenced by the successful paid decisions, precautionary measures and preventive measures. The Kingdom has carried out it in the Two Holy Mosques since the declaration of the pandemic.

He considered the presidency's operational plan for the blessed Ramadan season (1442 AH) the result of a full year of planning, study and hard work, stressing the presidency's keenness to intensify precautions, activate technical aspects, facilitate rituals for pilgrims and worshipers, and enrich their experience in line with the Kingdom's vision (2030).

Sheikh Al-Sudais proposed to the Minister of Information in charge several proposals, including the establishment of an annual forum for media professionals cooperating with the General Presidency in disseminating the message of the Two Holy Mosques and the efforts made by the Kingdom. the Two Holy Mosques.

For his part, the Minister-designate said: "This blessed country, the leadership and people, has been honored to serve the Two Holy Mosques since its establishment by the founder, King Abdulaziz Al Saud - may God rest his soul -, calling on the media men and women to cooperate with the General Presidency to highlight the great efforts made by the Kingdom's government, including Reflects the true image of the Queen and her leadership in serving the guests of Rahman.

Al-Qasabi praised the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and his faithful Crown Prince - may God preserve them - and their interest in the Two Holy Mosques and the guests of the Most Merciful, asking God - glory and majesty - to preserve the homeland and its wise leadership.

After that, the General President for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque reviewed the presidency’s plan that includes a number of axes: (the administrative and supervisory axis, the workforce, the scientific and directive, the service, the operational and the engineering, the information and the institutional communication, the digital, translation, development, social, precautionary, complementary and coordinating, and supervisory activities. And women).

Sheikh Al-Sudais highlighted several features of the plan, including the obligatory prayers, Tarawih, the qiyaam and the Eid prayer, indicating that the presidency aims to provide service to the worshipers in the month of Ramadan in accordance with the precautionary measures imposed against the Coronavirus pandemic, and the chapels will be allocated to the first floor balconies overlooking the Holy Kaaba, and the first floor of King Fahd’s full expansion, the roof and basement of King Fahd’s expansion, the third Saudi expansion complete with its external squares, and the entire eastern square, and the application of precautionary measures in the chapels by placing informative posters and applying physical spacing, and sterilizing the chapels before and after each prayer. Specific to sorting and confirming their permits, as it is necessary to enter the Sacred Mosque to issue a permit to pray from the application of Umrah, and also to highlight the application Tawakalna and the application of distance

He pointed out that the Presidency harnesses its full operational capacity to serve the pilgrims during the blessed month of Ramadan, and allocates the parking lot for the pilgrims completely, calling on the pilgrims to adhere to the times issued to them by permitting the application of Umrah, wearing medical masks, and adhering to the physical distance, as the presidency ridiculed (4422) employees And a highly qualified employee to serve pilgrims and worshipers at the Grand Mosque during the blessed month of Ramadan, indicating that the distribution of roses was taken into account in consideration of the expected intensity, as the number of employees increased during the shifts in which Tarawih prayers and qiyaam are held.

With regard to the precautionary measures, Al-Sudais indicated that the General Presidency has set (14) virtual paths for the two sects in the courtyard of the Mataf, and allocated the three paths closest to the Kaaba for the elderly and people with disabilities, and allocates approximately (5000) workers to carry out sterilization and disinfection operations around the clock, and apply the spacing distance Physically, through informative posters in all chapels, and the continuous lifting of carpets and sterilization of chapels before and after each prayer.

He stated that the presidency washes and sterilizes the entire Grand Mosque up to ten times a day, except for preventive washes, and the Presidency, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, organized a vaccination campaign for all workers in the Grand Mosque, and periodic examination of all workers, especially those who undertake service for pilgrims and worshipers, and the circulation of an integrated guide for precautionary and tightening measures To all negligent application.

His Excellency stated that the presidency has prepared more than (150) scientific lessons and cultural lectures presented by a group of distinguished and eminent scholars, imams and teachers of the Grand Mosque broadcast live on the platform of Manarat Al-Haramayn in five languages, indicating that the presidency will launch four interactive scientific competitions, and the continuation of receiving Visitors to the Exhibition of the Two Holy Mosques Architecture and the King Abdulaziz Complex for cladding the Holy Kaaba and the Library of the Holy Mosque of Mecca with the implementation of precautionary measures, the launch of a campaign to serve our pilgrims, an honor for our employees in its fifth season, and the continuation of the campaign together, protected, all are cautious, which is concerned with educating intents about the need to adhere to the precautionary measures and preventive measures.

He affirmed the Presidency’s readiness, in cooperation with the Emirate of Makkah Al-Mukarramah, represented by the Watering and Welfare Committee, to provide individual breakfast meals for the visitors of the Grand Mosque, and the meals will be distributed individually. The need to apply precautions at breakfast.

And he indicated that the presidency aims to distribute 200 thousand packages per day, and will conduct convoys of Zamzam water for our brave soldiers stationed at the southern borders.

He emphasized the general care and interest of the Presidency in persons with disabilities by allocating the presidency to chapels prepared for the disabled, in which precautionary measures are applied around the clock, and several special toilets for people with disabilities in the honorary square and in front of the Ajyad Bridge in front of King Fahd Gate, and a number of sign language interpreters for Friday sermons and for respondents' answers. Around the clock, it also launched the (mobility) application, which allows the elderly and people with disabilities to order an electric vehicle to perform Tawaf and Sa'i.

His Excellency indicated that the presidency allows, through the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques project, simultaneous translation of sermons at the Grand Mosque, and the number of languages ​​used in translating speeches, lessons and lectures into ten languages, and the translators working in the Grand Mosque provide a service of spatial guidance and translating questions to the muftis in (23) languages.

He pointed out that the presidency is seeking, through its partnership and cooperation with the Ministry of Information, to highlight the great and venerable efforts made by the state - may God bless it - in the service of pilgrims and visitors, indicating that the presidency will launch two documentaries, a television program, radio programs and a series of visual reports on social media accounts. The Presidency has many electronic applications through which it seeks to facilitate the experience of the honorable intent, and among those applications is the application (Mu'tamroun), which aims to accompany the pilgrim from the moment he arrives at the Grand Mosque until the moment of the end of his rituals by displaying and explaining the rituals and providing the necessary instructions, and the application (mobility) that aims To provide the service of pre-booking electric vehicles for the elderly and people with disabilities, as well as the Manarat Al-Haramain platform that provides live broadcasts of recitations, lessons and sermons from the Grand Mosque in several languages.

He added that the presidency provided the opportunity for volunteers from the sons and daughters of the nation to serve the guests of Rahman, targeting thirty thousand volunteers during the blessed month of Ramadan at the Grand Mosque, and achieving approximately 150,000 volunteer hours, and the Presidency has equipped more than (74) monitoring screens to control and allocate many means To anticipate and measure the satisfaction of the pilgrim and the worshiper about his experience and receive proposals around the clock.

In Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, the Prophet’s Mosque Affairs Agency reviewed its operational plan for the blessed month of Ramadan, including the continuation of the number of deliveries in Tarawih prayers and tahajjud by five tasleem and breakfast of those fasting in the Prophet’s Mosque, which is limited to dates and water, in addition to prohibiting the provision of suhoor meals to visitors, worshipers and others in the areas of the Prophet’s Mosque and its facilities and squares Surrounding it, both internal and external, and suspending i'tikaaf in the last ten days of Ramadan for this year 1442 AH, and using the new western squares for prayers, and taking into account not to circulate them during intense sunshine and heat during the day in order to preserve the safety of visitors and worshipers, in the interest of the safety of visitors and worshipers and in compliance with precautions and precautionary measures.

The Undersecretary for the General President for the Affairs of the Prophet’s Mosque, Dr. Muhammad bin Ahmed explained that the agency sought this year to achieve major goals, including that the corridors be without congestion, achieving physical distancing to preserve the safety of worshipers and visitors, as well as preparing the Prophet’s Mosque for worshipers through continuous sterilization operations and activating joint field committees before. The agency and the relevant authorities to raise the level of control over wrong behaviors and practices in the Prophet's Mosque, its squares and facilities, and to emphasize the commitment to apply physical spacing in all locations in the Prophet's Mosque.