eHAJJ GUIDE: AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE WORSHIP OF PILGRIMS EASIER
Abstract
Islam is the second-largest religion in the world based on the population, and Muslims are the people who believe in Islam. On the other hand, Hajj is one of the main fundamental duties of Muslims. Every year the Muslims who have the ability to offer Hajj gather in Saudi Arabia for the purpose of performing Hajj. As a result, managing a large number of people’s activities is quite complex and difficult. Therefore, modern technology has a good scope to utilize Hajj management to make it easier. Under these circumstances, different mobile applications have been introduced to solve the problems in this scenario. However, all existing projects that are available in the mobile application marketplace still have some limitations. This paper presents an innovative mobile application that solves a wide range of difficulties and guides pilgrims during the holy Hajj, named the eHajj Guide. eHajj Guide is compared with other popular seventeen (17) applications with fourteen (14) several features. It is shown that the proposed application would facilitate more flexible ways of reducing people's suffering than other applications.
JEL Classification Codes: D83, D71, N70, Y91, Z12.
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