Kwandiswa Izinkonzo Zabantu Abadala eMakkah

I-Makkah Grand Mosque isanda kwethula izinkonzo ezintsha ezididiyelwe eziqondiswe kubakhulekeli asebekhulile. Lokhu kwakha iSiphathimandla Jikelele Sezindaba ze-Grand Mosque isu elibanzi lokunakekela izivakashi eziphezulu. Izimoto zikagesi kanye namakamelo okukhuleka Lezi zinkonzo ezintsha zinikeza usizo oluhlukahlukene kwabakhulekeli asebekhulile. Isibonelo, amashuttle kagesi ayatholakala esigcawini esisempumalanga ukuthutha abantu abadala ukusuka eGaza Bridge kuya e-Al-Salam Basement. Ngokukhethekile, lokhu kubasiza ukuthi bahambe endaweni enkulu ye-mosque. Ukwengeza, izimoto ezinkulu zikagesi nazo ziyabasiza ekwenzeni i-Saa’i noma uhambo oluyisiko phakathi kwe-Safa ne-Marwah. Ikakhulukazi, abahambi bangathola lezi ezitebhisini ze-Al-Marwah namakheshi, i-Al-Arqam Stairway namakheshi, kanye ne-Al-Qarara Stairway. Abasebenzi bayatholakala esitezi sesibili ukuze basize ama-pilgrim enze i-Saa’i. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amakamelo okukhuleka manje asiza asebekhulile nabakhubazekile. Ama-Pilgrim angathola la magumbi okukhuleka ekwandiseni i-King Fahd esitezi sokuqala, eduze neGates 91 kanye ne-64. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi i-Gates 68 kanye ne-90 inamarempu kanye nezimpawu, okuwenza afinyeleleke kalula kuma-pilgrim aphezulu. Ngasekuqaleni kukaSepthemba, i-Al-Madinah Region Development Authority yamemezela insizakalo yokubhalisela iMadinah Bus yabahambi abavakashela iMosque yoMprofethi.

Ukuthuthukisa ulwazi lwama-pilgrim aphezulu

Ukwengeza, abakhulekeli abakhulu bangasebenzisa amabhuloho namakheshi ukuletha izimoto zabo ngaphakathi kwe-mosque. Okungukuthi, lawa amabhuloho e-Ajyad, Al-Shobaika, Al-Arqam, kanye ne-Al-Marwah, i-Al-Arqam elevator, kanye ne-Al-Salam Basement. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iminyango eyinhloko nengaphakathi ye-Grand Mosque iphinde ibe nezimpawu ze-Braille ukusiza abantu abangaboni kahle. Amavolontiya aphinde asize ama-pilgrim aphezulu, awaphushe ngezihlalo ezinamasondo emnyango we-Bab e Ajyad no-Bab e Safa. Khonamanjalo, izambulela ziyatholakala kubantu abadala nabakhubazekile ukuze bazivikele ekushiseni kwelanga lapho bezungeza. “Bonke abasebenzi be-Hajj bazinikele ekukhonzeni abahambi … kuwudumo uSaudis ngokuziqhenya aluphakamisa kuwo wonke amazinga,” kusho uSaad Jameel Al-Qurashi, umnikazi wendawo ye-Hajj.

Mayelana neTawqeer

Umgomo walezi zinsizakalo uwukuqinisekisa ukuthi i-mosque ifinyeleleka kalula futhi ikhululekile ezivakashini esezikhulile. Ngokwesibonelo, izikebhe zikagesi ziqeda isidingo sokuhamba ngezinyawo ezinde, ezikhathazayo, zisiza abakhulekeli asebekhulile ukuba bafinyelele kalula lapho beya khona. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, amagumbi okukhuleka azinikele ahlinzeka ngendawo enokuthula nenokuthula, ethuthukisa umuzwa wabo ongokomoya. Ukuzibophezela kweSaudi Arabia ekunakekelweni kwabantu asebekhulile kudlulela ngale kweGrand Mosque. Isibonelo, i-“Tawqeer” (Elderly Care) Initiative ibonisa lokhu kuzinikela. UMongameli Jikelele Wezindaba ZamaMosque Amabili Angcwele wethula i-Tawqeer ngo-Okthoba 2022. Lolu hlelo luhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo nezinhlelo ezihlukahlukene ezihlose ukuthuthukisa izinga lempilo yabantu abadala. Lezi zinsizakalo zisukela ekunakekelweni kwezempilo kuye emisebenzini yezenhlalakahle, eziqinisekisa ukunakekelwa okuphelele kwabantu abadala.

Ukwanda kokufinyeleleka nokunethezeka kwasebekhulile

NgoJuni 2024, imibiko yathi uhulumeni waseSaudi waqinisekisa ukuthi kunezinsizakalo ezisezingeni eliphezulu zabadala nabakhubazekile. Lokhu kwakuhlanganisa ukuhlinzekwa kwezibhedlela nezikhungo zezempilo ukuze zinikeze usizo lokuqala kanye nokunakekelwa kwezempilo okuphuthumayo ezindaweni ezingcwele. Ukwengeza, uhulumeni uphinde waqinisekisa ukuphepha kwabahambi ngezinsizakalo zokuphepha ezifana nokulawulwa kwezixuku kanye nezinsizakalo zokulawula umgwaqo. Ngaleso sikhathi, izinhlelo zokusebenza zeselula zisiza ukuqondisa izivakashi futhi zizinikeze ulwazi olubalulekile olufana nalolo lwezimo eziphuthumayo. Isithombe: I-Saudi Press Agency