The National Tawafa Establishment for the Iranian Pilgrims asked for the assistance of Umm Al-Qura University, represented by the Department of Training at the College of Community Service and Continuing Education, in training its staff on the "Principles of the Persian Language". This is with the aim of qualifying them and facilitating their communication with the pilgrims of the House of Allah (Al-Ka`ba) during the Hajj season in 1440 A.H.

The Department of Training at the College of Community Service and Continuing Education has arranged to deliver a course entitled, "Teaching the Persian Language", to the staff (male and female) of the National Tawafa Establishment for the Iranian Pilgrims for a period of 30 days. The lectures will be given by specialized male and female trainers at the headquarters of the Establishment in Makkah Al-Mukarramah.

This course is considered the beginning of cooperation between the college, represented by the Department of Training, and the National Tawafa Establishment for the Iranian Pilgrims, which will play a great role in serving the guests of Al-Rahman [The Merciful] from the pilgrims of the House of Allah. Moreover, the course comes in the context of the attention paid by UQU, represented by the College of Community Service and Continuing Education, in communicating with the governmental, non-governmental and private bodies to deliver training programs and courses. This is in order to promote the performance of the establishments and institutions in the Saudi Kingdom, and also qualify their staff and increase their professional and operational competencies.

An agreement was signed by Umm Al-Qura University, represented by Prof. Khalid Barqawi, the Dean of the College of Community Service and Continuing Education, and Prof. Essam Azhar, the Chairman of the National Tawafa Establishment for the Iranian Pilgrims. The signing ceremony was attended by the male and female board members of the Establishment, the Head of the Department of Training, Prof. Saleh Al-Faraih, and the Secretary of the Head of the Department of Training, Muhammad Tuhari.

The training course on learning the principles of the "Persian Language" has been arranged under the attention and follow-up of His Excellency the UQU President, Prof. Abdullah bin Omar Bafail. Moreover, this course comes within the framework of affirming the entrepreneurial role of Umm Al-Qura University and qualifying the institutions concerned with the Hajj and Umrah system, due to its great scientific and applied expertise in this vital sector.

It is worth mentioning that the Persian Language is considered one of the Indo European languages that is prevalent in Iran. Its sister languages, Tajiki (Tajikistan), Dari (Afghanistan) and Kurdish (Kurdistan), are also spoken languages. Nearly 82 million people speak Persian and its sister languages.

The Persian language is known by many names: "Persian", which is the most frequently used name in the English language as the term was derived from the Latin word "Persia", which was derived from the Greek word "Persis". This term is the most common term throughout the world. However, the name "Parsian" was derived from the word "Pars", which is the name of the area where the language developed. This term could be pronounced without the sound of the letter "P", and is considered the improved form of the Persian language. As for the name "Dari", it is the local name used for the Persian language in Afghanistan, while the name "Tajiki" is the local name used for the Persian language in Tajikistan.