The start of events "UAE pilgrims forum 2025 " In Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, May 20/ WAM/ The activities of the “Emirates Pilgrims Forum”, organized by the General Authority for Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Zakat, were launched today, in cooperation with the parties and partners who share services to the state pilgrims, and will continue until May 22 at the Abu Dhabi Energy Center.

The forum includes many dialogue sessions and cultural and awareness platforms to an exhibition of historical images of the pilgrimage of the founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan -may God rest his soul -and what was in his reign of great care of Hajj and Umrah affairs and providing the utmost comfort for the state pilgrims, and enabling them to perform this duty easily, easily and reassured.
The opening was attended by His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah bin Bay, Chairman of the Emirates Council for Sharia Fatwa, His Excellency Dr. Omar Habtoor Al -Darai, Chairman of the General Authority for Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Zakat, His Excellency Ahmed Rashid Al -Neyadi, Director General of the Authority, and a number of representatives of government agencies and partners and contributing to the provision of services to pilgrims, owners of campaigns and a group of pilgrims at the state level and a large audience.
The authority emphasized that the forum aims to enhance the awareness of pilgrims in the rituals of Hajj in an innovative way, to improve health, preventive and organizational services, and to enhance institutional partnerships that contribute to providing proactive and integrated services for the state pilgrims to perform the Hajj pilgrimage with reassurance, and highlight the civilized image of the UAE in organizing the Hajj affairs by supporting the rational leadership, and creating an interactive environment that contributes to motivating pilgrims to prepare for psychological preparation And the spiritual and physical to perform the Hajj pilgrimage, and the definition of pilgrims to the most prominent initiatives and services provided by the authority in coordination with its strategic partners, in addition to enhancing the readiness of the members of the Pilgrims Affairs Office and Hajj campaigns in providing best practices to delight the pilgrims.
His Excellency Sheikh Bin Bey said in a speech to him: “Today we congratulate those whom God honored to be among his guests, performing the Hajj pilgrimage, that great ritual and the comprehensive pillar of Islam, and God Almighty has promised to the reward of those who brought this ritual to the fullest, standing in its duties, characterized by its etiquette and behaviors, explaining that the Hajj season is a great and unique one Solidarity and cooperation, and a living image of human unity is also established in his mind, so he returns from the pilgrimage with a faithful personality, filled with humility, tolerance, and love of good for others.

He praised the organization of this forum, and its role in serving the guests of the Most Merciful, asking God Almighty to accept from the pilgrims their pilgrimage, perpetuate these well -being, and increases it from the skies of his grace, and helps our rational leadership for all good, and rewards them with the best reward.
For his part, His Excellency Dr. Omar Al -Dari said: “We meet today in the second season of the UAE pilgrims’ forum, not to repeat the familiar or to review efforts, but to prepare souls and organize the roles. Devotion, sincerity and pride in the doors of open observations, and the surveyors for development available, and evaluations and evaluation that see each word of you is a trust, not just opinions and impressions.
Al -Darai pointed out that the care that the pilgrims find the UAE is neither a result of coincidence nor an accidental work, but rather the fruit of generous directives and a tireless follow -up from the wise leadership of the government of the Emirates, to make this trip a journey of spirit and comfort – equipped tents, smart services, targeted lectures, and instant follow -up – so that the pilgrim is concerned with the performance of his rituals with reassurance and spirituality, asking God Almighty to preserve His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, “may God protect him”, and to provide him with his help and success, and extend his steps.
His Excellency said: “Every great matter has introductions, paved and settings, and we do not hide you secretly if we say that it started preparing for this blessed season a year ago, as it was the first meeting of this occasion in“ Mina’s hair ”, then the procedures followed with a systematic accuracy, and a digital path that keeps pace with the afternoon, and responds to the needs of those wishing to perform the pilgrimage, embodied this in the stages of registration, sorting and declaring, in an integrated system of coordination And equipment and arrangement, befitting our country and expressing the care of our country to its pilgrims.
The head of the commission recommended the pilgrims to loyalty to God at every moment while they performed this ritual and said that the pilgrimage is not a journey of travel but a journey of Omar, and the pilgrimage is not only a movement of bodies but an exam for morals, a test of reason, and a recommendation for souls and raising on the dignity, for acceptance begins with the intention, so see God from yourselves sincere and see the people of you beauty and seek help from God.
The Initiative of Classification of Hajj and Umrah Campaign launched by the General Authority for Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Zakat was reviewed in cooperation with the Emirates Program for Distinguished Government Service, to evaluate the performance of Hajj and Umrah campaigns according to the global stars system to classify services, which aims to improve the services provided to UAE pilgrims according to the highest practices, based on measuring the experience of customers and seeing their opinions and proposals, which stimulates competitiveness, excellence and innovation.
The activities of the opening of the forum included a documentary film on the most prominent achievements of the Pilgrims Affairs Office last season, and another film on the Hajj journey from the memory, in addition to organizing a dialogue session entitled “UAE pilgrims is an honorable history and integrated efforts” that included a number of axes that influenced this address, spoke in the first axis, His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Majid Al Ali – Director General of the Archive and the National Library on “the UAE Hajj trip; His Excellency Dr. Noura Khamis Al -Ghaithi – Undersecretary of the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi, in the second axis, titled “Salama Al -Hajj, a health system and national efforts” As for the third axis “the methodology of the fatwa in the Hajj, facilitation and moderation” presented by His Excellency Dr. Maria Muhammad Al -Hattali – Secretary -General of the Emirates Sharia Fatwa Council.
It is worth noting that the participating bodies in the accompanying forum are: the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, the Emirates Sharia Fatwa Council, the Archives and the National Library, the Federal Authority for Identity, Nationality, Customs and Ports Security, the Media Office of the UAE government, the Abu Dhabi Civil Defense Authority, the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Affairs Department – Dubai, the Islamic Affairs Department in Sharjah, the Family Development Foundation, Muhammad bin Zayed for humanities, Zayed International Airport, Dubai International Airport, Etisalat and more group, Abu Dhabi Energy Center, and a number of health, media and service agencies in the country. The General Authority for Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Zakat has honored it in appreciation of its distinguished efforts and contributions to the success of the forum.

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