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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 departure. Today, you will be given: Bags Books Travel Documents Passports (for most) Luggage tags. Pre departure.
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The Team Agha Wahedi Saheb Nazma Nada Habib Abbas
The Alims ShaikhArif Abdul Hussain Shaikh Mohammed Ali Shomali Haji Usama Al Attar
Pre departure Today, 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)
Medina Daily Lectures with ShaikhArif 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 ShaikhShomali 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
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 Tammatu The group will be split into 5 groups of 32 Sheikh Arif Sheikh Shomali Haji Usama Abbas Habib
Makkah- Daily Programme We will complete the Umra on 6thDhilHijjah 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 7thDhilHijjah we will have a session after Dhuhr with ShaikhShomali 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 7thDhilHijjah we will have a session after Dhuhr with ShaikhShomali to cover the Haj Rules After Maghrib we will have a lecture with Sheikh Arif At 22:30 we will have duaKumail in the Haram with Haji Usama
Makkah- Daily Programme On 8thDhilHijjah we will have a final session on the jurisprudential aspects of Haj with ShaikhShomali 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 (8thDhilHijjah) 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, ShaikhArif 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 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 TawafNisa 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 ShaikhArif