Makkah: The President of Religious Affairs at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, has awarded the Saudi Press Agency Commission the Media Excellence Award for Hajj Season 1445 AH during the closing ceremony of the season, which was held today at the presidency’s headquarters in Makkah. The award was granted to recognize SPA’s professional role in highlighting the leadership’s efforts in serving the Two Holy Mosques and the pilgrims. The SPA successfully broadcasted the Arafat sermon in multiple languages to 621 million listeners worldwide and supported the broadcasting of the sermon of Eid Al-Adha to 20 million beneficiaries through its digital platforms.
During the closing ceremony, Sheikh Dr. Al-Sudais commended the media collaboration between the Saudi Press Agency Commission and the Presidency for Religious Affairs. He praised their efforts in enhancing the Hajj experience, creating a conducive worship environment, and amplifying the significance of the Hajj journ
ey. He also appreciated their portrayal of human stories of faith from the Two Holy Mosques and their effective communication of the moderate message of the Two Holy Mosques to the world. Additionally, he acknowledged their success in producing specialized videos about the Two Holy Mosques, highlighting the presidency’s religious services, and contributing globally enriching content.
Sheikh Dr. Al-Sudais presented the Media Excellence Award for Hajj Season 1445 AH to the President of SPA, Dr. Fahd Al Aqran, in the presence of several security leaders and partners in the success of Hajj.
Sheikh Dr. Al-Sudais said, “In keenness of the Presidency for Religious Affairs at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque to support media innovation and creativity in conveying the enrichment of the experience of the pilgrims and visitors to the Two Holy Mosques and their message globally, the presidency launched the Media Excellence Award for Hajj Season 1445 AH, which is the first of its kind in the history of the rece
ntly modernized presidency, to encourage the official media system and media institutions, and to celebrate creative media work related to enriching the experience of the pilgrims and creating humanized success stories from the Two Holy Mosques during the Hajj season,” emphasizing that the granting of the Excellence Award to SPA came in recognition of its efforts in conveying the moderate message of the Two Holy Mosques to the world after translating it into several languages.
He also pointed out that SPA is one of the most successful agencies in the world as it works to consecrate the values of tolerance, moderation, and centrism.
He elaborated that the Presidency for Religious Affairs at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, in accordance with the directives of the wise leadership, has been keen to achieve excellence and quality in its religious services and to empower pilgrims to perform their rituals in a submissive religious environment, in accordance with governance and impact measurement, and to
maximize the Kingdom’s leading moderate religious role in the world.
He added that the presidency succeeded in achieving the satisfaction of the pilgrims in Hajj Season 1445 AH, providing them with the best religious services, enriching their religious experience, and preparing the submissive atmosphere for them to perform their worship with ease and tranquillity.
He noted that the study prepared by the presidency on measuring the satisfaction of pilgrims with the religious services provided to them in the Two Holy Mosques during the Hajj season concluded that the Presidency for Religious Affairs succeeded by 90 and a half percent in achieving the satisfaction of the pilgrims and ensuring the provision of standardized, governed religious services professionally and institutionally, in a manner befitting the Kingdom’s efforts in serving the Two Holy Mosques and their visitors, and highlighting its pioneering role in serving the pilgrims in an enriching, moderate religious environment, and strengthening the s
trengths and creativity, and improving the outputs.
Dr. Al-Sudais also expressed the presidency’s ambition to achieve excellence and quality in its religious services and empower pilgrims to perform their rituals in a submissive religious environment. He mentioned that the study concluded that the Presidency for Religious Affairs succeeded by 90.5 percent in achieving the pilgrims’ satisfaction during the Hajj season, providing standardized, governed religious services professionally and institutionally, and serving the pilgrims in an enriching, moderate religious environment.
Sheikh Dr. Al-Sudais said, “The remarkable success achieved during the Hajj season was made possible only by the grace of Allah Almighty, and with the support of the wise leadership, as well as the combined efforts to establish an integrated religious service system that meets global quality standards.” He highlighted the launch of over 120 religious enrichment initiatives and 60 scientific programs, as well as the distribution of nea
rly one million Qurans, over half a million umbrellas, half a million carpets, and more than a million religious books and translated interpretations of the Quran to the pilgrims during the Hajj season. Additionally, he praised and honoured the various entities and partners whose contributions led to the success of this year’s Hajj season in 1445 AH.
Source: Saudi Press Agency