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