In November 2025, a serious tutorial discussion board targeted on the historical past, tradition, and structure of Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques will happen in Saudi Arabia, highlighting the Kingdom’s dedication to preserving and documenting Islamic heritage utilizing each conventional analysis and fashionable applied sciences.
Scholarly gathering to discover legacy, tradition, and innovation
The King Abdulaziz Basis for Analysis and Archives (Darah) is about to host a complete tutorial discussion board titled “Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques: Historical past, Tradition, Structure – Towards Sustainable Information and Digital Documentation” in November 2025, similar to Jumada al-Awwal 1447H. In accordance with a report by Saudi Gazette, the occasion is being organized in partnership with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah and the Friends of God Service Program, two distinguished establishments within the Kingdom’s ongoing initiatives to review and protect the historic and non secular significance of the Islamic pilgrimage and sacred websites in Makkah and Madinah. This scholarly initiative goals to deepen tutorial engagement and generate recent views on the historical past of Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques. Students and specialists from a spread of disciplines, together with historical past, structure, Islamic arts, literature, geography, media, and digital research, are anticipated to contribute to the dialogue and analysis efforts.
Focus areas and thematic scope
The discussion board will focus on 5 core themes, every reflecting a key dimension of Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques’ enduring legacy:
- Saudi Arabia’s position in serving the Two Holy Mosques
- Hajj and the holy websites in historic texts and journey literature
- Structure and visible id of the Two Holy Mosques
- Cultural reminiscence and social heritage of the Hajj
- Use of contemporary applied sciences in documenting Hajj
A serious goal of the discussion board is to look at how digital instruments and rising applied sciences can be utilized to reinforce preservation efforts, present immersive instructional experiences, and help international scholarly collaboration on the topic.
Paper submissions and assessment course of
Researchers fascinated by contributing have been invited to submit tutorial papers for the discussion board. The submission window will stay open till the top of Rabi al-Awwal 1447H (September 22, 2025). The method contains:
- A one-month peer assessment interval
- A one-month revision window for authors
- Remaining collection of accepted papers will likely be introduced two weeks after the conclusion of the revision part
This timeline permits for thorough tutorial scrutiny whereas guaranteeing that chosen analysis displays each scholarly depth and sensible relevance to the occasion’s targets.
Parallel occasion: Hajj convention and exhibition
In a separate initiative additionally scheduled for November, the fifth version of the Hajj Convention and Exhibition will happen from November 9–12, 2025 (18–21 Jumada al-Awwal 1447H) on the Jeddah Superdome. Organized underneath the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, this annual occasion focuses on enhancing the operational and repair points of Hajj. With members from over 95 nations, it brings collectively policymakers, business leaders, and innovators to alternate data and discover options aimed toward enhancing the pilgrim expertise. This version of the exhibition will function expanded participation, a bigger exhibitor base, and enriched content material that helps sustainability and innovation in pilgrimage companies, providing a complementary however distinct engagement from the educational discussion board hosted by Darah.
