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The Team• Agha Wahedi
• Saheb
• Nazma
• Nada
• Habib
• Abbas
The Alims
• Shaikh Arif Abdul Hussain
• Shaikh Mohammed Ali Shomali
• Haji Usama Al Attar
Pre departureToday, you will be given:
Bags Books Travel Documents Passports (for most) Luggage tags
Pre departure If you need to ask any questions prior to departure you can call any one of the organisers
Remaining passports will be sent to you
Meningitis certificates are essential
ITEMS TO TAKE • Sweater or shawl
• 2 pairs of Ihram (men can buy ihram there if they need)
• 3 chadars or abas (for women)
• A few pairs of clothes
• Comfortable walking shoes / slippers
• Simple soap (non-scented)
ITEMS TO TAKE • Small flashlight• Pen and notebook to write notes and thoughts with• Sleeping bag• Travel pillow• Plug converter • String bag for haram (Provided by us)• Safety pins
ITEMS TO TAKE• A small bag for Mina and Arafah (Provided by us)• Alarm clock or digital watch• Small Quran• 1 or 2 mohrs• Dua books (including Sahifa Sajjadiyah)• MP3 player / ipod to listen to duas inside haram
ITEMS TO TAKE• Bed sheets
• Towels
• Personal toiletries (not hotel facilities)
• Multivitamins
• Paracetamol
• Glucose tablets
• Personal medication
• Money- CASH not Traveller Cheques
On the day of Departure Departures from Gatwick, Heathrow and Birmingham
Ensure you arrive at airport 3 hours before departure
No documents will be given at airport
On the day of Departure Take a light suitcase
You must only take 1 suitcase/checked in luggage
Maximum weight 20kg regardless of airline rules
Online check in
Choice of flights We will fly into Medina
Scarcity of flights to Medina
Medina is more convenient
We wanted to avoid haj terminal
3 flights into Medina Egypt Air
Gulf Air
Saudia
Egypt Air
MS 677
28OCT
CAIRO – MEDINA
1540 - 1830
Saudia
SV660
27OCT
DAMASCUS– MEDINA
13:00- 14:50
Gulf Air
GF 175
28 OCT
BAHRAIN– MEDINA
10:10- 12:15
The vast majority of the group are on this flight
Arrvial in Medina Record is 2 hours from landing to arrival in Hotel
Immigration
Ministry of health cheque
Haj drafts
Coach to hotel (Ministry of Haj dependent)
5* Marriott Medina
5* Marriott Medina
Departure from Kuwait
5* Marriott Medina
Medina Daily Lectures with Shaikh Arif covering the spiritual aspects of Ziyarat and Haj
Daily Ziyarat inside Al Baqi with Haji Usama al Attar for men after Fajr
Daily Ziyarat in the evening with Haji Usama al Attar for the whole group
Medina Daily session with Shaikh Shomali covering the jurisprudential aspects of haj
Outside ziyarat on 30th October
Departure for Makkah Departure for Makkah on Tuesday 1st November
Check out of hotel by 13:00. Depart hotel by 14:00
Depart for ministry of haj check point
Arrive at Masjid shajara for niyat and ehram
Depart for Makkah after Maghrib
Departure for Makkah Journey to the Makkah check point will take 8-10 hours
The Makkah check point can take as little as 1 hour and as long as 4 hours
Once we clear the check point we will head to Aziziya
Arrival in Makkah Journey to the Makkah check point will take 8-10 hours
The Makkah check point can take as little as 1 hour and as long as 4 hours
Once we clear the check point we will head to Aziziya
Arrival in Makkah
Makkah
Umra at Tammatu 2 Options
1- Immediate Departure 2- Departure after Asr
We will ask everyone to let us know which option they prefer in Medina
Umra at TammatuThe group will be split into 5 groups of 32
Sheikh ArifSheikh ShomaliHaji UsamaAbbas Habib
Makkah- Daily Programme
We will complete the Umra on 6th Dhil Hijjah
After Maghrib we will have a lecture with Sheikh Arif
At 22:30 we will have a dua programme in the Haram with Haji Usama
Makkah- Transport
Iranian Shuttle Bus
Taxis
Shared cars
10 minutes journey time when no traffic
Makkah- Daily Programme
On 7th Dhil Hijjah we will have a session after Dhuhr with Shaikh Shomali to cover the Haj logistics
After Maghrib we will have a lecture with Sheikh Arif
At 22:30 we will have a dua programme in the Haram with Haji Usama
Makkah- Daily Programme
On 7th Dhil Hijjah we will have a session after Dhuhr with Shaikh Shomali to cover the Haj Rules
After Maghrib we will have a lecture with Sheikh Arif
At 22:30 we will have dua Kumail in the Haram with Haji Usama
Makkah- Daily Programme
On 8th Dhil Hijjah we will have a final session on the jurisprudential aspects of Haj with Shaikh Shomali after Dhuhr
After Maghrib we will go to Haram to make Niyat for Haj Tamatu
Arafat
Depart for Arafat after midnight on Friday 4th November (8th Dhil Hijjah)
Spend the night in tent in Arafat Sleeping bags Tents Simple Soap
Arafat
Light breakfast of bread, jam, soft cheese and tea
30 minutes before Dhuhr, Shaikh Arif will introduce the day
We will pray Dhuhr and then commence Amaal of Arafat
Arafat
We will have lunch at about 15:00
The remainder of the day will be left for individual reflection and worship
Muzdalifa
Depart for muzdalifa as late as possible
Be prepared to walk
It will be a rough night
Muzdalifa
Muzdalifa
Women and the elderly/sick will separate from men
Don’t get lost
No need to collect stones
Eid Walk to Jamaraat- 2-3 hours (men and women) Women will stone at night, and return to the building in aziziya Men will walk after sunrise After stoning, men wait close to Jamarat for qurbani to be completed
Halq
Women will return to Mina after qurbani for Taqseer
MABEET
Choice of mabeet in Mina or a’amal in Haram
Stoning on the 11th and 12th
Trainers/ shoes for jamaraat
MABEET
Iranian tents (25 minute walk to Jmarat)
We will have 2 shifts in Mina
Maghrib – Midnight
Midnight - Sunrise
End of Haj
We must be in Mina until 12pm on Tuesday 8th November
At 12pm we will leave Mina and the Haj will be over
Those that have not completed their Tawaf, Saee and Tawaf Nisa will need to do so
Le Meridien Group
Those staying on in Makkah will move to the Le Merdien Hotel in the Haram on Thursday 10th November at 18:00
They will stay here for 6 nights and will be accompanied by Shaikh Arif
Departure from MakkahEgypt Air
The Egypt Air flight will depart at 03:30 on 13th November
Ministry of Haj rules require departure from Makkah to be at least 10 hours prior to departure
Group will leave Aziziya at 17:30 on Saturday 12th November.
Departure from MakkahGulf Air
The Gulf Air flight will depart at 13:30 on 12th November
The group will leave Aziziya at 03:30 on Saturday 12th November.
Departure from MakkahSaudia
The Saudia flight will depart at 17:05 on 11th November
Saudia flights are allowed to leave Makkah 8 hours before departure
The group will leave Aziziya at 09:30 on 11th November.
Important Things to do before Haj
Travel Insurance is compulsory
Please ensure that you have adequate cover to protect your individual needs
We cannot organise insurance
Money
Please take CASH
If you have US Dollars, the rate is pegged against the Saudi Riyal and you will not be vulnerable to foreign exchange fluctuations
Credit/Debit Cards
Sainsbury’s Gold Credit Card
Post Office Credit Card
Nationwide Debit Card
Metro Bank Credit & Debit Card
Reading & Research
Read as much as you can before Haj
Listen to lectures
Many read or hear things during haj and after the event which always results in regret
The Website
Use the resources
We will upload last years lectures over the course of this week
ID Badges
Haj Tours ID
Iranian ID
Mobile Phones If you want a local sim card, you must inform us and pay now
We will not be able to facilitate obtaining local sim cards once we arrive in Medina
SIM Card only 75 riyals (£15)
Sim card and phone 120 riyals