{"id":9613,"date":"2026-06-02T15:48:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/?p=9613"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:54:19","slug":"hajj-1447-and-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/2026\/06\/02\/hajj-1447-and-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Hajj 1447 and AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1451054577066037&amp;set=a.620522656785904\">The Islamic Information, Facebook<\/a>, &#8220;A pilgrim at the Masjid al-Haram in Saudi Arabia recorded 5G internet speeds of 514 Mbps. The high-speed connectivity is provided via SIM cards available to users within the Grand Mosque.&#8221;<br><br> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Saudi Arabia uses AI, apps and smart systems to manage Hajj crowds in Mecca\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g2BpzhRy_5U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mmvtv3ootk2k\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreicbidpwe4ygldkcdnlzpnd4ktcbxshawlv7bsd5kb4bm3fc2sjooy\"><p lang=\"en\">More AI\/tech\/ #hajj coverage<\/p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5?ref_src=embed\">Gary R. Bunt (@garyrbunt.bsky.social)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:sgdlvu6ir5hlaxdl3uyd5jx5\/post\/3mmvtv3ootk2k?ref_src=embed\">2026-05-28T10:47:57.918Z<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/saudi-arabia\/2026\/05\/23\/how-saudi-arabia-is-using-ai-to-transform-the-hajj-experience\">Yusra Asif, Al Arabiya , How Saudi Arabia is using AI to transform the Hajj experience, 12 May 2026<\/a>. &#8220;The Kingdom\u2019s efforts are being led by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), which is operating a range of integrated AI-powered platforms and digital services throughout the pilgrimage journey \u2013 from pilgrims\u2019 departure from their home countries to their arrival in Saudi Arabia and departure after completing Hajj.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/gallery\/2026\/5\/26\/hajj-pilgrims-gather-at-mount-arafat-under-scorching-desert-sun\">AFP\/Al Jazeera, Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching desert sun, 26 May 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ericsson.com\/en\/press-releases\/5\/2026\/mobily-and-ericsson-mark-20-years-of-hajj-connectivity-with-ai-capabilities-and-expanded-5g\">Ericsson Press Release, Mobily and Ericsson mark 20 years of Hajj connectivity with AI capabilities and expanded 5G, 25 May 2026<\/a> &#8220;Ericsson and Mobily have expanded network capacity and coverage in the Mashaer area, while extending the use of AI for network optimization, performance monitoring, and operations during Hajj 2026.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Islamic Information, Facebook, &#8220;A pilgrim at the Masjid al-Haram in Saudi Arabia recorded 5G internet speeds of 514 Mbps. The high-speed connectivity is provided via SIM cards available to users within the Grand Mosque.&#8221; Yusra Asif, Al Arabiya , How Saudi Arabia is using AI to transform the Hajj experience, 12 May 2026. &#8220;The&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,110,111,112,113],"tags":[85,299,279,1117,221,849,429],"class_list":["post-9613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","category-hajj","category-mecca","category-pilgrimage","category-umrah","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-hajj","tag-ksa","tag-makkah","tag-mecca","tag-pilgrimage","tag-umrah"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9613"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9642,"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9613\/revisions\/9642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtuallyislamic.com\/vi2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}