Depart Amman heading to Madinah.

Upon arrival in Madinah Hajj terminal in the evening and clearing through Customs, we will welcome you and gather you with the rest of the group at the airport. We will do this as we wait for everyone in the group to arrive and finish with their passport and customs procedures. In Madinah now other Airlines are allowed to arrive in Madinah (not just Saudi Airlines), so please exercise patience. Once everyone has been welcomed and added to the group, we will begin our Hajj registration process with our "Mutawwef" (Saudi Government Representative). During this time, you are encouraged to rest, read your Hajj & Umrah Guide, and make prayer. This process can take from 2-4 hours depending on the number of Pilgrims arriving into Madinah on that day. Once all passports and Hajj group procedures have been completed, we will load your luggage onto our buses and head to your Hotel in Madinah. Please be sure to locate your luggage at all times from the minute you arrive in the Madinah terminal until your luggage gets loaded onto the Bus. Please read our Welcome Letter and Program Instructions that you receive after complete registration and processing of your Hajj Visa, and follow it closely. Notify your group leader or one of our staff members immediately if your luggage cannot be located. Again, please exercise patience, patience, and more patience!

Important Reminder: If you cannot find your luggage upon arrival in Madinah, be sure to fill out a "Lost Luggage Claim Form" with the airline's luggage agent inside the terminal and keep a copy of it with you. This is your responsibility and it is very important as it will give us the chance to help you recover your luggage later on. If such an unfortunate incident happens, do not lose your calm; it is a test from God. After you fill out the necessary claim form, go and join your group, you will get a chance to buy yourself a new small suitcase and some new clothing from Madinah just in case your luggage never gets recovered, or in case it is recovered a little too late. Be dynamic, quick, and know how to act. Be prepared for the worst, and In-Sha' Allah nothing bad will happen.

You will be taken now to your hotel in Madinah to unpack, rest. Enjoy Worship at Al-Haram. Lectures will be given 1-2 times per day at 1-2 different locations (1-2 hotels) in Madinah In-Sha' Allah. Exact Time and Locations will be posted or announced in Madinah.

Preparation for the days of Hajj (Lectures, Q & A Sessions and so on).
PACKING: All suitcases except for one (1) small carry-on (maybe provided to you as a gift) will be taken from you on this day in the evening and stored in our storage facility in Makkah during your stay in Mina throughout all Hajj days at Al-Masha'er. Your luggage will be awaiting you at your Hotel in Jeddah upon your arrival there after your Tawaf Al-Wada' on the 12th. of Thul-Hijjah.

Note: Please be sure to label your luggage properly and watch your luggage get loaded on the bus with your own eyes. Also, please pack very lightly - only what you need during the next 4-5 days keeping in mind that you will be in your Ihram clothing for at about 3 days while traveling to Makkah, Performing your Umrah, and spending 24 hours in Mina before heading to Arafat and spending the night in Muzdalifh. In addition to your Toothbrush, Medicines and other personal items, please pack some dust masks and a blanket with you as you will need it in later on in Muzdalifah. It gets very cold at night in Muzdalifah under the sky. Brother also pack some vaseline or any other lubricant for your legs while wearing your Ihram. Also, If you do not receive a free gift that includes a small sleeping mattress, please purchase an extra blanket in Madinah and take it with you for Muzdalifah. Muzdalifah will probably be the most brutal night at Hajj.

Rami of Jamarat (Stoning). Stay in Mina except for the time of stoning. We will serve meals as well as fruit, hot & cold drinks throughout the day. We will have lectures, Q & A sessions as well as entertaining programs in "Fiqh".

Rami of Jamarat (Stoning). We will prepare for departure from Mina. Go to Al-Haram to perform Farewell Tawaf before leaving Makkah heading to Jeddah.

IMPORTANT: No more shopping after Tawaf in Makkah.

Go to Hotel in Jeddah, eat dinner, shower. change into travel clothing, and rest for few hours before heading to Jeddah Airport.

IMPORTANT: No more shopping after Tawaf in Makkah.

If you are flying on Royal Jordanian, you will be going to Jeddah Airport soon after you arrive in the Hotel, shower, and eat dinner, because RJ requires that you arrive in Jeddah airport at least 8 hours before departure. This means that we have to be at the airport by no later than 8:00pm for departure between 4:00AM and 7:00 AM Monday Morning (Jan 3, 2006).

Departure from Jeddah.

NOTE: Some of you who will be departing early on later on Jan 24 on Emirates will be heading to Jeddah early morning. If travel is not until later in the day, you will have the chance to eat breakfast at the hotel before leaving with the group. Arrival in Jeddah Hajj Terminal must be at least 8 hours before departure. So we must leave on time or even a little earlier to be on the safe side.