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07-25-2015, 02:14 PM
Madinah e-service seeks feedback from pilgrims
http://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAdtllA.img?h=100&w=100&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=fMOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN RIYADH: The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques has launched an electronic evaluation service to get feedback from pilgrims on how to improve its services. Director of the Department of Public Visitors' Agency of the Prophet's Mosque Affairs Yasser Gayar explained that the launch was carried out on an initiative from Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, head of the presidency, on the recommendation of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman. Gayar said that the feedback questionnaire forms are available in English, Arabic and Urdu languages. It can be accessed at http://www.guests.gov.sa/sites/en. It would cover a wide range of services for the comfort and convenience of pilgrims. The services covered under the program include use of loudspeakers, services rendered by imams and muezzins, lighting systems, illuminations, praying and resting facilities, general cleanliness, toilets, visiting the Prophet's Mosque, carpets, workers and supply of ZamZam water. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) emigrated from Makkah to Madinah, one of the first things he did was to construct a mosque there. One of the first buildings constructed by the Prophet himself, the Prophet's Mosque was always at the center of all the Prophet’s activities in Madinah. At the same time, it has served as an example to most subsequent mosques built in Islamic architectural history. Though simple and sober, this first mosque was constructed so as to be extremely functional. The Prophet's Mosque is one of the three holiest mosques in Islam, the other two being the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The area where the Prophet’s camel had settled during the Hijra (his migration) was purchased from its owners. After the ground was laid out, the construction started in the month of Rabi Al-Awwal (September 622 AD), when the Prophet (peace be upon him) located the first stone into the foundation, which was about 3 yards deep. The construction took approximately eight months, and was completed in the month of Shawwal (April 623). The main building was built on stone foundation, and its walls were made up of single-row adobes. Millions of Haj and Umrah pilgrims visit the mosque every year. During their visit to the holy city of Madinah, local hotels, in liaison with tour operators, arrange city tours to historical sites. The places of interest include Quba Mosque, Qiblatain Mosque where the Qibla was shifted from Baitul Muqadis (Al-Aqsa Mosque) to Kaaba when the Prophet (peace be upon him) was conducting prayers and the graveyard on the foothills of Mount Uhud where soldiers belonged to the Prophetic period, martyred in the battle are buried.
http://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAdtllA.img?h=100&w=100&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=fMOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN RIYADH: The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques has launched an electronic evaluation service to get feedback from pilgrims on how to improve its services. Director of the Department of Public Visitors' Agency of the Prophet's Mosque Affairs Yasser Gayar explained that the launch was carried out on an initiative from Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, head of the presidency, on the recommendation of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman. Gayar said that the feedback questionnaire forms are available in English, Arabic and Urdu languages. It can be accessed at http://www.guests.gov.sa/sites/en. It would cover a wide range of services for the comfort and convenience of pilgrims. The services covered under the program include use of loudspeakers, services rendered by imams and muezzins, lighting systems, illuminations, praying and resting facilities, general cleanliness, toilets, visiting the Prophet's Mosque, carpets, workers and supply of ZamZam water. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) emigrated from Makkah to Madinah, one of the first things he did was to construct a mosque there. One of the first buildings constructed by the Prophet himself, the Prophet's Mosque was always at the center of all the Prophet’s activities in Madinah. At the same time, it has served as an example to most subsequent mosques built in Islamic architectural history. Though simple and sober, this first mosque was constructed so as to be extremely functional. The Prophet's Mosque is one of the three holiest mosques in Islam, the other two being the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The area where the Prophet’s camel had settled during the Hijra (his migration) was purchased from its owners. After the ground was laid out, the construction started in the month of Rabi Al-Awwal (September 622 AD), when the Prophet (peace be upon him) located the first stone into the foundation, which was about 3 yards deep. The construction took approximately eight months, and was completed in the month of Shawwal (April 623). The main building was built on stone foundation, and its walls were made up of single-row adobes. Millions of Haj and Umrah pilgrims visit the mosque every year. During their visit to the holy city of Madinah, local hotels, in liaison with tour operators, arrange city tours to historical sites. The places of interest include Quba Mosque, Qiblatain Mosque where the Qibla was shifted from Baitul Muqadis (Al-Aqsa Mosque) to Kaaba when the Prophet (peace be upon him) was conducting prayers and the graveyard on the foothills of Mount Uhud where soldiers belonged to the Prophetic period, martyred in the battle are buried.