Tuesday, July 14, 2026

SPA - Madinah:

A number of guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Umrah and Visit Program, implemented by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance for the current year 1448 AH, expressed their thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and to His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister - may Allah protect them - for hosting them to perform Umrah and visit Madinah.

They appreciated the efforts of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance in providing integrated services that enabled them to perform their rituals in a spiritual atmosphere.

Coordinator of the Union of Scholars and Imams in the Philippine capital Manila, Rushdi Bashir Arabia, expressed his deep thanks and gratitude to the Kingdom's leadership for hosting them as guests of the program, affirming that the program embodies the great and pioneering efforts made by the Kingdom in serving Islam and Muslims and caring for them across the globe. He praised the comprehensive development and progress in the Kingdom, and what he saw at the International Exhibition and Museum of the Prophet's Biography and Islamic Civilization in Madinah, which presents the Prophet's biography using modern display methods and technologies.

For his part, Vice President of the Peace Association in the Thai capital Bangkok, Adel Muhammad Saleh, praised the great efforts and high-quality services provided by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Umrah and Visit Program from their departure from Thailand until their arrival in Madinah. He noted that he was born in Makkah, spent his childhood and youth there, and completed secondary school there before moving abroad for study, then settling and working in the field of Dawah in Thailand. He affirmed that what he saw of development and facilities reflects the great care the Kingdom provides to the guests of Allah.

Lecturer at the Quran University of Sultan Ahmad Shah in Malaysia, Muhammad Fakhruddin Ishaq, expressed his utmost thanks and appreciation to the wise leadership - may Allah protect them - for the generous hosting in the first batch of the Umrah and Visit Program for this year. He noted the care and attention he and the accompanying delegation received, and the warm welcome, reflecting the Kingdom's constant approach in caring for the guests of Allah. He affirmed that what the Kingdom's leadership provides represents a fundamental pillar in serving Islam and Muslims across the world.

He pointed out that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Umrah and Visit Program goes beyond being a spiritual journey, to become a pioneering Islamic project that enhances values and spiritual bonds, and consolidates the values of communication and brotherhood among the peoples of the Islamic world.

It is noteworthy that the first batch of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Umrah and Visit Program includes 250 male and female pilgrims representing 16 Asian countries: Indonesia, East Timor, the Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Singapore, China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mongolia.