Abstract:
Hajj is one of the five pillars (central duties) of Islam. It is a set of acts of worship to be performed in and around Makkah at least once in a lifetime by every Muslim satisfying certain conditions[6]. At present, most of the hajj agencies are using paper based manual systems for managing pilgrims which is costly and time consuming. Hajj Management System, an online system whereby prospective hajj pilgrims will be able to register for hajj and manage their hajj procedures anytime and anywhere in the world. This project is initiated to facilitate managing hajj agencies, Pilgrims and related information and provide support to hajj offices at Dhaka and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by effective use of Information Technology. The main objective is to smoother the hajj operation of the hajj agencies, reducing time in papers processing and managing their works such as online hajj registration and to speed up the hajj application procedures and providing better services to the pilgrims for Bangladesh. This system allows hajj agencies to sell its hajj and omrah packages that include hotel reservations, transportations and other services to its clients. This application will run on the company server and accessed from the Internet by customers using their web browser. The system can also be used to generate arrivals and departures reports. The system is packaged with a powerful financial module that allows recording daily financial transactions and accounting entries automatically and can be used to generate all financial reports such as income statements, balance sheets, and cost centre reports.
