In the name of Allah the Beneficent and the Merciful Hajj Guide for Pilgrims With Islamic Rulings (Ahkaam) Philosophy & Supplications (Duaas) SABA Hajj Group Shia-Muslim Association of Bay Area San Jose, California, USA First Edition (Revision 1.1) December, 2003 Second Edition (Revision 2.1) October, 2005 Third Edition (Revision 2.0) December, 2006 Authors & Editors: Hojjatul Islam Dr. Nabi Raza Abidi, Resident Scholar of Shia-Muslim Association of Bay Area Hussnain Gardezi, Haider Ali, Urooj Kazmi, Akber Kazmi, Ali Hasan - Hajj-Guide Committee Reviewers: Hojjatul Islam Zaki Baqri, Hojjatul Islam Sayyed Mojtaba Beheshti, Batool Gardezi, Sayeed Himmati, Muzaffar Khan, and 2003 SABA Hajj Group Hajj Committee: Hojjatul Islam Dr. Nabi Raza Abidi, Syed Mohammad Hussain Muttaqi, Dr. Mohammad Rakhshandehroo, Muzaffar Khan, Haider Ali, Ali Hasan, Sayeed Himmati Copyright Free & Non-Profit Notice: The SABA Hajj Guide can be freely copied, duplicated, reproduced, quoted, distributed, printed, used in derivative works and saved on any media and platform for non-profit and educational purposes only. 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Hajj Preparations and Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 7 1.1.1. Passport....................................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1.2. Visa............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 1.1.3. Required Documents for Hajj Visa............................................................................................................................. 7 1.1.4. Embassy Contact Information for Visa....................................................................................................................... 7 1.1.5. General Health and Vaccination................................................................................................................................. 8 1.1.6. Medications ................................................................................................................................................................ 8 1.1.6.1. Prescription Medications..................................................................................................................................... 8 1.1.6.2. Prescription Eye Glasses..................................................................................................................................... 8 1.1.7. First Aid Kit................................................................................................................................................................ 8 1.1.8. Travel and Health Insurance....................................................................................................................................... 9 1.1.9. Luggage ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.2. List of Items for Hajj .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.2.1. Required Items............................................................................................................................................................ 9 1.2.2. Optional Items ............................................................................................................................................................ 9 1.3. Money for Personal Use and Shopping ............................................................................................................................ 10 1.4. Spiritual Training ............................................................................................................................................................. 10 1.4.1. Recommended Readings........................................................................................................................................... 10 1.4.2. Optional Books to Carry for Hajj ............................................................................................................................. 10 1.5. Physical Training.............................................................................................................................................................. 10 1.6. Travel Process - Instructions on How to Proceed for Hajj ............................................................................................... 11 1.6.1. Before Departing ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 1.6.2. Departing from the Home Airport ............................................................................................................................ 11 1.6.3. Transit....................................................................................................................................................................... 11 1.6.4. On the Plane.............................................................................................................................................................. 11 1.6.5. Arriving at Jeddah..................................................................................................................................................... 11 1.6.6. Jeddah to Medina...................................................................................................................................................... 11 1.7. Accomodations and Hotel Etiquettes at Mecca and Medina ............................................................................................ 11 1.8. Food and Drink................................................................................................................................................................. 12 1.9. Visiting the Holy Mosques of Mecca and Medina ........................................................................................................... 12 1.9.1. Information and DON’Ts in Holy Kaaba Mosque in Mecca:................................................................................... 12 1.9.2. Visiting the Holy Prophet’s (p) Mosque in Medina:................................................................................................. 13 1.10. Shopping Hints............................................................................................................................................................... 13 Chapter 2. Pilgrimage Sites in Medina ........................................................................................................ 14 2.1. Ziyara’ats in Medina........................................................................................................................................................