المملكة: Witnesses of the first month of Rajab "today": We said goodbye to queues and live the luxury of digital services

A wide generation of Saudis celebrate The first of Rajab with a unified birth anniversary, transformed from just an old documentary procedure into a platform for showcasing the huge development leaps that the Kingdom has witnessed.

Eyewitnesses told "today" Details of the radical transformation from the hassle of morning queues and manual copying of curricula, to the era of official documents reaching homes and digital education, emphasizing that this date represents a badge of pride for a generation that contributed to building the nation and reaping the fruits of its technical development.

The date of the first of Rajab constitutes a milestone in Saudi identity, as citizen Abdullah Balil confirmed that this date represents about 95% of the previous generation in the Kingdom, describing it as “the sweetest dates” that unite Saudis.

Balil recalled the hardship of the past in extracting Passports, as it required going very early hours to obtain a waiting number, and standing in long queues for hours on end to obtain the service.

Balil compares that era to the current reality, praising the services provided by the state, as the passport now arrives at the door of the citizen’s home with complete ease and ease, which reflects the amount of luxury that the citizen experiences today.

Citizen Muhammad Al-Arrayed agreed with this proposition, noting that three-quarters of the Kingdom’s population From that generation, I documented their birth in this holy month, which is considered one of the sacred months, which gives it a special spiritual and social character.

The conversation moved to the education sector, where Al-Arayedh recalled the difficulty of studying in the past, noting that the student was forced to copy notebooks and write lessons four or five times manually, in a tedious and stressful process.

Al-Arayedh described the method of preparing tests in ancient times, where questions were printed using a cumbersome manual “stencil” machine, while today they are prepared via computers and printed. Within a few minutes.

Al-Arrayed praised the digital transformation in education, as computers and mobile phones have become the basic tools for studying and completing transactions, explaining that this development has saved time and effort in an unprecedented way compared to the past.

Al-Arrayed concluded by issuing an appeal to young people to invest these technical facilities in the pursuit of knowledge and diligence, stressing that with knowledge the flag of the nation is raised and it is served in a real and effective manner.

The citizen, Ali Al Saeed, explained that The first of Rajab does not represent just a number, but rather it is precisely the middle of the Hijri year, expressing the pride of his generation in this date, which has become a symbol of an age group that has transcended the stage of youth to represent the wisdom of society.

Al Saeed pointed out that the differences are vast between the two times, as in the past, citizens were forced to wait in the passport departments from the early morning until the noon call to complete the delivery or receipt procedures.

Papers.

Al Said stressed that the current facilities are not limited to passports, but rather include obtaining nationality and all documents that have now arrived at homes, describing the current situation as much better than the hardships of previous years.

Al Said drew attention to the development of services supporting schools, explaining that means of transportation and cars are now serving students and reaching schools easily. Briefing the years of education and suffering that previously extended for longer periods.

Al Said gave fatherly advice to the new generation on the need to take care of the elderly, parents, and relatives,

and maintaining prayer, considering this the basis for success in their lives, which have become easier

Citizen Mustafa Tamirak recalled the days when government transactions were an arduous journey that required waking up before dawn, and traveling long distances under the blazing sun to win a place in the endless waiting lines.

Citizen Ahmed Al Masoud stressed that the current generation cannot imagine the scene of carrying “relational files.” Green” and moving between offices, compared to today, where the citizen carries all his documents and transactions on his mobile phone with the push of a button.

Citizen Saleh Al-Ghamdi spoke about the blessing of digital transformation, stressing that the ease of services that the Kingdom is experiencing today is not the result of coincidence, but rather the result of an ambitious vision that harnessed technology for the convenience of the citizen and eliminated the bureaucracy that exhausted the previous generation.

Citizen Abdulaziz Al-Khudair praised the digital infrastructure provided by the state, stressing that the new generation possesses golden tools for creativity and learning that were not available to their parents, which places on them a greater responsibility for achievement.

Al-Khudair sent a message to the youth about the necessity of feeling the value of the current blessing, and not being preoccupied with technical entertainment rather than building oneself, as the facilities were created to accelerate success and not to kill. Time.

Dr. Awad Allouh stressed that this date went beyond being a date of birth to become a symbol of the self-made founding stage that preceded the technical boom, pointing out that the first of Rajab is not just an administrative documentation, but rather a badge of merit for an entire generation that built the nation with pure manual effort and inexhaustible patience in arduous living conditions.

He pointed out that it was that “self-made” era that paved the way. The solid ground on which you stand today

Vision Achievements And the accelerating digital transformation that we are experiencing, adding from the womb of that suffering and scarcity of capabilities, the will for change emerged, the fruits of whose prosperity we are reaping today, so that this history remains a living witness to the authenticity of the beginnings and the greatness of the current achievement.