Resources for Hajj 2006

Daywalker, Sister Mujahidah-an-Nafs IS an authoriser

also she started the topic!!!!

mujahidah an nafs
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Joined: 09 Feb 2005
Posts: 365
Location: dunya

p.s why the " ! ! ! " - "advise" not "teII" -

i think it will be brilliant if ppl post there experiences, more advice etc. is it true that in madinah you should perform 60 namazes in the mosque? (or something like that) it may not be true. this is why i want to do full research before going. i want to spend my time in the best way posible. also i want to do my hajj the right way and know what & why im doing it. not just follow the learned person that comes along with us in the group. he says do this and we do it.

daywalk3r, im ecstatic that you are sharing your views. it really has opened my mind alot more.

paracetemols (pIus any other personaI medication i,e asthma inhaIer)

plasters

lucozade tabs - for gIucose as you get drained nuff energy

imodium - erm seIf expIanatry

vaseline

toiIetries - deodrant - soap - attar - shampoo- razors (?)toothpaste/brush/miswaak etc

slippers (for men in ihram- but best to buy from madinah if u going there first)

mint chews

nail clippers

compact iron/kettIe - i went with four other coupIes so one brought the iron other brought the kettIe

razors

comb

mirror

money pouch

torch (micro manglight)

needle thread

compass

islamic books/stuff, moIIy saIeem 4 books, FazaiI-e-hajj, smaII musaIIah, smaII quran etc

smaII but warm sleeping bag

tissues

masah socks - for men and women (i got them �25 mountainering, very thick cotton, water proof socks - very comfy and warm unIike the normaI Ieather ones)

(i aIso got IocaI sim cards as soon as i Ianded in jeddeh - was soooo heIpfuI especiaIIy with wife throughout our 39 nights Iast year - couIdnt do without it !! )

anything else besides ihram and clothing items (aIso warm tops as madinah and muzdaIifah wiII be coId!) ???

aIso took a very smaII mp3 pIayer with me preIoaded with haJJ bayaans, nasheeds and other bayaans/quran recitaIs - for the fIight and Iong coach trips.

+ Plug adaptor (3pin to 2pin) - Required in some hotels

+ Mobile Phone (Need to ensure that it is unlocked so that it works with local sim cards)

+ Most toiletries and medicines can be found easily in chemists in both Madina and Makkah

+ Also most western foods (like crisps etc) can be found in Bin Dawood (A Tesco style supermarket) - Makkah and Madina

+ A rucksack whilst in hajj - will be easier to carry round rather than a suitcase.

+ Ipod (or similar) with Hajj Bayaans loaded - can be good to listen to just prior to performing rites.

+ If travelling with children, then maybe some food since it can take a while at the Hajj terminal + A small Quran - very worthwhile

Please note however that most of the above items can be easily found in Makkah/Madina.