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Advice to help you prepare for Umrah
Hajj means literally "to set out for a place".
For a Muslim, that place is the Holy City of Makkah.

- Ibrahim abandons Haajar and Ishmael.
- The Prophet Ibrahim builds the Kaaba and performs Hajj.
- After Ibrahim.
- Period of Idolatry.
- The Kaaba rebuilt once more.
- The cleansing of the Kaaba.

Three Ways of Performing Hajj
• Hajj al-Tamattu.
• Hajj al-Ifrad.
• Hajj al-Qiran.

Types of Tawaf
Tawaf is the circumambulation seven times of the Holy Kaaba.
Each circumambulation (shawt) starts from the Black Stone (al-Hajar al-Aswad).
You should move off from the Black Stone counter-clockwise.
Each circuit is completed when you return to the Black Stone and perform the Istilam
(the kissing, touching or pointing to the Stone).
On completion of seven circuits, continue to move counter-clockwise until you reach your point of exit.

There are five types of Tawaf:

1- Tawaf al-Qudum
Kaaba in the Grand Mosque
Also known as the Welcome Tawaf.
This Tawaf is performed by anyone coming to Makkah for any
reason, whether for Umrah, Hajj, business or just for a visit.

- Tawaf al-Ifadha
Pilgrims praying in front of Kaaba
Also known as Tawaf al-Hajj.
This Tawaf must be performed by all pilgrims undertaking Hajj.

3- Tawaf al-Wadaa
Pilgrims praying in front of Kaaba
Also known as the Farewell Tawaf.
This is the last ritual before leaving the Holy City of Makkah on
completion of your Hajj or whatever you came for.

4- Tawaf al-Nafl Pilgrims praying in front of Kaaba.
This Tawaf may be performed at any time and as often as desired.

5-Tawaf al-Umrah
Pilgrims praying in front of Kaaba
This Tawaf is performed as part of the rituals of Umrah.
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Hajj al-Tamattu.
Hajj al-Tamattu' involves performing Umrah and then Hajj, with one Ihram for each.
This form of Hajj is considered the best of three forms of Hajj. It is the one that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) urged his followers to perform and is the one adopted by most pilgrims from overseas.

- Ihram
- Performing the Welcome Tawaf and Sa'y
- Ihram for Hajj al-Tamattu'
- Going to Mina from Makkah
- Going to Arafat from Mina
- Going to Muzdalifah from Arafat
- Proceeding to Mina from Muzdalifah
- Tawaf al-Ifadha in the Holy City of Makkah
- Returning to Mina from Makkah
- Farewell Tawaf in the Holy City of Makkah
- Departing for home

Hajj al-Ifrad
Hajj al-Ifrad involves performing Hajj only. A sacrificial animal is not obligatory when performing Hajj al-Ifrad.

- Ihram
- Performing the Welcome Tawaf and Sa'y
- Going to Mina from Makkah
- Going to Arafat from Mina
- Going to Muzdalifah from Arafat
- Proceeding to Mina from Muzdalifah
- Tawaf al-Ifadha in the Holy City of Makkah
- Returning to Mina from Makkah
- Farewell Tawaf in the Holy City of Makkah
- Departing for home

Hajj al-Qiran
Hajj al-Qiran involves combining Umrah and Hajj, with only one Ihram for both.

- Ihram
- Performing the Welcome Tawaf and Sa'y
- Going to Mina from Makkah
- Going to Arafat from Mina
- Going to Muzdalifah from Arafat
- Proceeding to Mina from Muzdalifah
- Tawaf al-Ifadha in the Holy City of Makkah
- Returning to Mina from Makkah
- Farewell Tawaf in the Holy City of Makkah
-Departing for home

Hajj Visas
You must comply with all the following requirements:

- The applicant must have a passport valid for at least six more months and acceptable both for entry to Saudi Arabia and entry to the next destination; the passport should have at least two empty visa pages adjacent to each other.

- Each applicant must submit one recent passport size color photograph with a white background. The photograph must be a full-face view in which the visa applicant is facing the camera directly. Side or angled views are NOT accepted. (Some travel agents require two color photos, one for the visa application and the other for the group identification card).

- The applicant must submit a completed application form filled in with black ink pen or printed the form must be signed and stamped by the authorized travel agency.
- The Mahram should write on the application forms complete information on his spouse and children or any relative with whom he is traveling. He should also provide copies of marriage or birth certificates.

- Women are required to travel for Hajj with a Mahram. Proof of kinship must be submitted with the application form. Any woman over the age of 45 may travel without a Mahram with an organized group, provided she submits a letter of no objection from her Mahram authorizing her to travel for Hajj with the named group. This letter should be notarized.

- The applicant must be in possession of a non-refundable roundtrip ticket with confirmed reservations.

- The applicant must submit proof of vaccination for meningitis and ACYW135. For infants and children up to 15 years of age, a vaccination report is required for polio as well as meningitis. Children over 15 years of age should present the same vaccinations requested for adults. The certificate of vaccination should have been issued not more than three years and not less than 10 days prior to entering Saudi Arabia.

- Each pilgrim should submit two certified checks or cashier checks payable to 'Unified Agents Office' in Jeddah for pilgrimage services (guides, Zamzam water agents, tent accommodation in Mina and Arafat and transportation costs). These checks should include the name and the passport number of the pilgrim and date and place of issue. Each applicant must pay the appropriate fees. Pilgrims have the option to submit one check combining both fees. Children between the ages of seven and fifteen should only pay half of the amount. Children under the age of seven do not need to pay. Please check with the Saudi Consulate in your country for correct charges.

- Applicants who are not nationals of the country they are applying from should submit documented proof of legal residence status. Passport authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reserve the right to return (at his or her own expense) any pilgrim who has provided wrong or false information about their residence.

- No applicant under the legal age of eighteen will be granted a Hajj visa if not accompanied by his family.

- If the applicant has converted to Islam, an Islamic certificate must be presented which must be notarized by an Islamic Center.

Can children accompany me on Hajj?
Children can accompany their parents. When applying for a visa, you should include their names in your passport and attach their birth certificates. Children and women under 45 should be accompanied by a Mahram (a male relative).