Half a million women benefit from the women's affairs services at the Grand Mosque

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In a remarkable achievement that reflects the significant development in the system of services provided to the guests of God, the Women's Affairs Agency at the Grand Mosque a new record with 469,750 female visitors benefiting from its religious and guidance services during January 2026. This number demonstrates the extent of the efforts made to enhance Sharia awareness and elevate the spiritual experience of women in the purest place on earth.

An integrated service system for female visitors to the Holy Mosque

The agency continues to implement a range of initiatives and specialized programs within a strategic plan aimed at serving female pilgrims to the Holy Mosque and facilitating their performance of the Hajj rituals. The services provided are diverse and include:

Intensive guidance and counseling programs in women's prayer rooms.
Quranic study circles for correcting recitation and memorization.
Scientific lessons that deal with the rulings of rituals and the jurisprudence of worship.
A service to answer questions in several languages to ensure that the correct information reaches visitors of different nationalities.
Volunteer work initiatives that allow women to participate in serving the guests of God.

A glimpse into the services provided by the Women's Agency at the Grand Mosque

General context and development of women's services

The services provided to women at the Two Holy Mosques have witnessed a qualitative leap in recent years, in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030, which aims to host millions of Umrah and Hajj pilgrims annually while providing them with the highest quality services. The wise leadership has given special attention to empowering women within the system of serving the guests of God, establishing specialized agencies and departments dedicated to women's affairs to ensure privacy and meet the religious and educational needs of female visitors with the highest level of professionalism.

This huge number of beneficiaries (nearly half a million in one month) reflects the full recovery of the Umrah and visitation sector, and the high readiness of the Women’s Affairs Agency to accommodate the increasing human densities, while maintaining the quality of religious and guidance outputs.

Enhancing women's presence and supporting leadership

This achievement comes within the framework of ongoing efforts to consolidate Sharia values among female visitors, and to enhance the presence of women in organized religious programs within the Grand Mosque, according to professional work mechanisms that take into account the quality of content, the diversity of programs, and ease of access to the service through modern technologies and qualified human resources.

The agency's work enjoys the direct support, guidance, and empowerment of His Excellency the President of Religious Affairs at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque, Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais. His Excellency consistently emphasizes the necessity of utilizing all available resources to serve female pilgrims, thereby enhancing the quality of services provided, enriching women's spiritual experience, and achieving the objectives of the Presidency of Religious Affairs in conveying the moderate message of the Two Holy Mosques to the entire world.