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Gifts for Haramain

Gifts For Haramain arranges gifts and charitable acts in Makkah and Madinah, including water, meals, Qur'an placement, wheelchairs, Qurbani and Umrah Badal. Customers anywhere in the world order online and a local team carries out each gift.

Gifts for Haramain Shopify store on a desktop browser and a phone
Gifts for Haramain project details
ClientGifts for Haramain
IndustryReligious gifting and charity services
MarketWorldwide customers, fulfilment in Makkah and Madinah
Project typeE-commerce storefront
PlatformShopify with Shopify checkout
Technology
  • Shopify
  • Liquid
  • Shopify checkout
  • Currency selector
  • Schema markup
What we delivered
  • Store design
  • Product and collection structure
  • Trust and process pages
  • Checkout setup
  • Technical SEO
Live websitegiftsforharamain.com
01

Challenge

Selling a service that happens far from the buyer

Customers buy a gift they will never see delivered in person. A water distribution or an Umrah Badal takes place in Makkah or Madinah, while the buyer may be in the UK, the US or elsewhere. The store had to explain each gift clearly, collect the right options and names, and show what proof the customer would receive. It also had to make clear that this is a coordination service, not a registered charity.

Pricing and checkout had to work for an international audience. Buyers needed to see prices in a familiar currency and pay through a checkout they recognise, while gift options such as city, quantity and on behalf of names stayed simple.

What we built

Each part of the store answers a question a distant buyer asks before paying.

Gift collections by purpose

Six collections group water, meals, Qur'an and worship essentials, mobility aids, Qurbani and Umrah Badal. The homepage carousel shows featured gifts with their starting prices so buyers can compare quickly.

Variant based gift options

The water gift lets buyers choose 60, 100, 500 or 1000 bottles and select Makkah, Madinah or both. Order notes collect the on behalf of name and message for each gift.

Trust and process page

The Trust page names the operating company, explains the order steps and confirmation types, and states plainly that the service is not a registered charity. It answers the questions a cautious buyer asks first.

Umrah Badal service page

The Umrah Badal collection explains the practice, how to add names for a deceased or unwell relative, and the short video clip and written confirmation sent after the Umrah is completed.

Currency and region selector

A country and region selector in the header shows prices in the currency for the chosen region, such as GBP for the United Kingdom and USD for most other regions, before checkout.

Guides and buyer help pages

An Islamic Guides blog, a page on choosing a Haramain gifting service and a page on gifts for parents help buyers research before ordering. Policy pages cover shipping, refunds and terms.

02

Approach

Structuring gifts as Shopify collections with clear proof

We built the store on Shopify with a Liquid theme and organised gifts into collections: Water Distribution, Meal Distribution, Qur'an and Worship Essentials, Mobility and Comfort, Qurbani and Sacrifice, and Umrah Badal. Each product uses variants for the real choices a buyer makes, such as bottle quantity and Makkah, Madinah or both. Product pages repeat the same three promises: local coordination, written confirmation and a secure Shopify checkout.

Trust content got its own pages. A Trust page explains who operates the service, how an order works and what the store does not promise. A How It Works page sets out each step, from choosing a gift to receiving confirmation.

Technology and why it was chosen

Gifts for Haramain technology and its role
TechnologyWhat it does on giftsforharamain.com
ShopifyHosts the store, products, collections, orders and customer accounts, so a small operations team can manage gifts and order details from one admin.
Liquid themeRenders the homepage gift carousel, collection filters, product variant pickers and the trust points shown on every product page.
Shopify checkoutTakes payment securely from buyers in many countries and sends an email order confirmation, which starts the local coordination in Makkah or Madinah.
Currency selectorLets visitors pick their country or region, so prices display in GBP or USD to match that region before they add a gift to the cart.
03

Result

Buyers abroad can arrange a Haramain gift from one store

Visitors can now browse gifts by purpose, choose a city and quantity, and add the names the gift is on behalf of. Before they pay, they can read how an order is handled, what confirmation arrives afterwards and where video proof applies. Prices show in their region's currency and payment runs through Shopify checkout. Support details and policy pages are linked from the footer of every page.

Collection and product pages are structured for search, with descriptive titles such as Water Gift in Makkah and Madinah. Buyer guides and the Trust page answer common questions about legitimacy, timing and process.

Questions about the Gifts for Haramain project

Which platform does the Gifts For Haramain store use?

The store runs on Shopify with a Liquid theme. Shopify handles products, collections, customer accounts and checkout, and a currency selector shows prices for the buyer's region. Shopify suited this project because the team needed reliable international payments and a simple admin rather than a custom platform to maintain.

How does a customer know their gift was delivered?

For most product gifts, such as water, meals, Qur'an and prayer mats, the customer receives a written confirmation after distribution. For Umrah Badal and Qurbani, the store sends a short video clip where practical, along with written confirmation. The Trust page and each product page explain this before the customer pays.

Is Gifts For Haramain a registered charity?

No. The Trust page states clearly that Gifts For Haramain is a gifting coordination service, not a registered Islamic charity, and does not claim charity status. We gave this statement a prominent place because honest framing helps cautious buyers decide, and it avoids confusion about what the payment covers.

Who owns and operates the store?

According to the Trust page, the service is operated by Gifts For Haramain LLC, with a local team handling orders in Makkah and Madinah. The client owns the store and its customer relationships. Ozairwebs delivered the store design, product and collection structure, trust and process pages, checkout setup and technical SEO.

Can buyers outside Saudi Arabia pay in their own currency?

Yes. A country and region selector in the header lets buyers choose where they are. The store then shows prices in the currency for that region, such as GBP for the United Kingdom and USD for many others. Payment is completed through the standard Shopify checkout.

Can Ozairwebs build a similar Shopify store for a service business?

Yes. Ozairwebs builds Shopify stores for services as well as physical products, using variants, order notes and clear process pages to capture what each order needs. We also set up checkout, currency display and technical SEO. Share your service list and target markets and we can plan the store structure with you.

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