diff --git a/backend/scripts/backfill_blind_index.php b/backend/scripts/backfill_blind_index.php
index e0218dd0..b87bfb9a 100644
--- a/backend/scripts/backfill_blind_index.php
+++ b/backend/scripts/backfill_blind_index.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if (PHP_SAPI !== 'cli') {
 require_once __DIR__ . '/../core/bootstrap.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . '/../core/Security/BlindIndex.php';
 
-$options = getopt('', ['dry-run', 'force', 'table::', 'batch::']);
+$options = getopt('', ['dry-run', 'force', 'verify::', 'table::', 'batch::']);
 $dryRun  = isset($options['dry-run']);
 $force   = isset($options['force']);
 $only    = $options['table'] ?? null;
@@ -42,6 +42,43 @@ try {
 
 $con = Database::get('main');
 
+
+/**
+ * --verify=<قيمة>: يبحث عن رقم/بريد عبر الفهرس ويطبع النتيجة، للتأكد من أن
+ * البحث يعمل فعلاً بعد التعبئة دون فتح واجهة أو قاعدة بيانات.
+ * لا يطبع أي بيانات حساسة كاملة.
+ */
+if (isset($options['verify'])) {
+    $needle = (string) $options['verify'];
+    if ($needle === '') exit("Usage: --verify=0791234567\n");
+
+    $con = Database::get('main');
+    $found = false;
+
+    foreach ([['driver', 'driver.phone', 'phone_bidx'],
+              ['driver', 'driver.email', 'email_bidx'],
+              ['passengers', 'passengers.phone', 'phone_bidx'],
+              ['passengers', 'passengers.email', 'email_bidx']] as [$table, $scope, $column]) {
+        $idx = $blind->index($scope, $needle);
+        if (!$idx) continue;
+
+        $st = $con->prepare("SELECT id FROM `$table` WHERE `$column` = ? LIMIT 5");
+        $st->execute([$idx]);
+        $ids = $st->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_COLUMN);
+
+        if ($ids) {
+            $found = true;
+            echo "✔ $table via $column → " . count($ids) . " match(es): " . implode(', ', $ids) . "\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!$found) {
+        echo "✘ no match for that value in any indexed column.\n";
+        echo "  Check that the value is correct and that the backfill has run.\n";
+    }
+    exit;
+}
+
 $targets = [
     'driver' => [
         'phone_bidx' => ['scope' => 'driver.phone', 'columns' => ['phone']],