Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, the Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, declared that mahram “(blood relative) is no longer required to accompany a woman pilgrim, who wishes to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj or Umrah from any part of the world.”
During a Monday press conference at the Saudi Embassy in Cairo, the minister put an end to the ongoing debate over whether a mahram must accompany a woman pilgrim.
The minister said that the Grand Mosque in Makkah has cost more than SR 200 billion to expand, and that this development is now the most expensive in the mosque’s history.
According to Al-Rabiah, “any Muslim coming to the Kingdom with any type of visa can perform Umrah. “There is no quota or ceiling for the number of Umrah visas to be issued for Muslims from all over the world.
Al-Rabiah reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s desire to lower the cost of conducting the Hajj and Umrah and claimed that the matter is related to a number of factors. The minister also referred to the efforts made by the Kingdom during the recent period regarding the introduction and use of modern technologies and digitization of the services provided by the ministry to those who wish to visit the Two Holy Mosques.
“These included using robots to provide some services to the pilgrims, as well as developing the Nusk platform, which makes available many facilities for the pilgrims and visitors to the Grand Mosque. It is possible to book an Umrah permit through the platform within a short period of time, and after that, the visa can be obtained within 24 hours,” he concluded.
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