Divine Connect, an US-based company, has invented a new device for the non-Arabic speaking Hajj pilgrims that can translate the sermons being given at Makkah in real-time into seven different languages.

This technology will benefit over 70 per cent of the non-Arabic speakers on their annual pilgrimage to Makkah.

On the novel technology, Mohamed Sal Pazhoor, the president and chief technology officer of Divine Connect said: "A team of product designers and engineers have worked tirelessly for the last three years on creating this technology to support digital equipment that transmits real-time translations of the spoken Arabic into Urdu, English, Indonesian, French, Turkish, Hausa, and Persian languages, simultaneously."

He said the team was already working on adding more languages and their goal was to provide the service in 35 different languages.

“We have already done several tests of this technology and are very happy with the results. This is a historic breakthrough and we remain committed to providing excellent service to the 20 million pilgrims who visit Makkah annually,” stated Pazhoor.

These new devices come in gold or silver color and will be sold online and also through retail distributors worldwide, he added.-TradeArabia News Service