marimar_72 Says: The three days after Eid is called Ayam Al Tashreeg.A pilgrim has an option of staying at mina in all three days,or just at the first two.We chose to go back to Jiddah a day earlier and then return again to Makka after few days , to preform Tawaf Al Wada`a (Farewell...
Al Baik Fried chicken: Al Baik
marimar_72 Says: A Local frenshies that opend couple of years ago at Mina.serves fried chicken nuggets with garlic dip.Look at the picture,see the red and yellow sign? That`s Al baik!
marimar_72 Says: We slept early most of the nights,unless there was an islamic lecture on things we needed to know about Hajj.The only night we stayed up til the the next morning was Arafat day. You will carry on wearing your ihram,until you do your ifadda Tawaf,then you will allowed to...
marimar_72 Says: Each hajj orgnising company has their own buses.here is a picture that I took from the buses next to us
Collect your pebbles in advance
marimar_72 Says: Collect all the pebbles you need from Mozdalifah,you will NOT find any at Mina,as everywhere is paved now.you will need 7 for the first Agaba al kobra.then 7 for each Jamarah soghra,wostah and kobra 7*3=21(for each day)so 21*3 nights=63 pebble not to forget the 7...
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marimar_72 Says: The orgnising company we went with gave each one of us a carry on complementary bag.you can also take a back pack with you to use on the night you will spend in Muzdalifa. If Hajj (like this year)is in winter time,it is advised to take a light jacket with you,or even if...
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A Local frenshies that opend couple of years ago at Mina.serves fried chicken nuggets with garlic dip.Look at the picture,see the red and yellow sign? That`s Al...
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I decided this year to finally to go to Hajj(the Muslims pilgrimage journey) I booked myself and my husband with an orgniser called Al Qasswa,but one week before the Hajj time,they called to tell us...
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Mina is the city known as Tent City. Actually this is where pilgrims spend their 1st day of Hajj. There are literally thousands of tents set up by the authorities, where pilgrims can camp. Usually......
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Mina is considered to be the most densely packed gathering place for human beings in the world. This is because of the limited area which is available to living space in relation to the large numbers...
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I was staying in the tent city of Mina for a couple of days during the Hajj 1428 (December 2006/January 2007). Sharing a tent with 63 other people is quite some experience, but it was a very...
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