In The Name of Allah, The All-Merciful, The All- Compassionate

The Hajj
Updates and Tips

About 3.5 million pilgrims performed the Hajj in 2012. The exact number can never be known because of the large number of unregistered pilgrims.

The 480 km long high-speed rail link between Makkah and Madinah is scheduled to begin service in January 2014. Travel time will be 2 hours. Insha Allah.

Beginning from Ramadan 2012, the capacity of Masjidul Haram has been increased to accommodate an additional 200,000 persons.

Malaysian pilgrims using Pos Malaysia's courier service to send parcels from Makkah and Madinah can now track the delivery of their parcels online at www.pos.com.my .

Living the "meaning" of Hajj is as important as performing the rites of Hajj correctly. Click here.

Is your Hajj "agent" authorized by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj? Click here.

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Have you seen the Real Hajj Checklist?

Knowing the black and white dots of Hajj will make you better prepared for Hajj!

Earn the reward of a Hajj and an Umrah even before going to Hajj.

Click to View Kabah live. [If stream is not found, try the High Quality links just below the screen.] Try [ YouTube ] [ Murree.com ] and [ TV 2e ] as well. Try all. Don't give up if the first three don't connect!

Tips for techno hajj (Info about plugs, internet, data bundle, etc).

Please view this: http://www.midwayfilm.com/ We are Allah's viceregents on earth. Are we fulfilling this duty?

See "Health" page in this site for new application for Diabetic Muslims.

I seek your forgiveness for the errors and your inputs to correct them. Allah knows best.

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Here I am at Your service, O Allah, here I am. You have no partner, here I am. You alone deserve all praise and gratitude. To You belongs all favours, blessings and sovereignty and You have no partner.

Do you know The Meaning of Talbiyah?
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Makkah today

Take necessary provisions with you for the Hajj journey, but the best provision is right conduct.
[Al-Baqarah:197]

A blessed pilgrimage is better than this world and all it contains. The reward is Paradise. Speaking well and feeding the poor make the pilgrimage blessed.

Muslims should perform the Hajj pilgrimage as soon as they are able as no one knows what lies ahead. [Ahmad, Ibn Majah, Abu Dawud]

Take from me your Hajj rites. [Muslim]

Pilgrims are the visitors of Allah. If they ask Him, He gives what they ask. If they seek His forgiveness, He forgives them. [Ibn Majah]

He who makes Pilgrimage to The House - avoiding indecent and immoral behaviour - emerges from his sins like a newborn baby. [Ibn Majah]

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We are all travellers on the same journey - but some travellers have better road maps!
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Cable Car Systems for Makkah

The Saudi government plans to set up 12 cable car systems linking Kudai, Rusaifa and Taneem with the Grand Mosque in Makkah to facilitate transportation of pilgrims and reduce traffic congestion. Makkah's Umm Al-Qura University is working with the Transport and Crowd Management Centre in Toronto University to develop the system.

Hajj and Blackberry

Asgatech has developed a BlackBerry smartphone app that provides a range of tools to help Hajj and Umrah pilgrims. The app, available on BlackBerry App World, comes with support for six different languages; Arabic, English, Turkish, Farsi, Urdu and Bahasa.

Plastic card keys

If staying in a hotel that uses thin plastic card key to enter your room, do not put it in the same pocket where you keep your mobile. It may get deactivated and you have to go the reception to have it reactivated.