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Hajj & Umrah From A to Z

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I made Hajj with my husband in March/April of last year - 1998. I read this book and it is excellent. It has all the information needed to successfully complete your Hajj. I do recommend it specially to all Non -Arabic speaking and American born pilgrims who are planning to perform Hajj. I actually ordered 4 copies to give as a gift to my friends who are planning to go to Hajj this year.

I made Hajj with my family in March/April of this year(1998). My uncle gave us a copy of this book and on the plane ride to Saudi Arabia I begin reading. As I looked around at the other members of our group about five other people were reading the same book. This book was excellent. It gives the pilgrim-specifically the American born, English speaking pilgrim all the necessary information for completing a successful Hajj. The book is written in a user friendly, comprehensive style that is accessible to all readers. The sources and references are universally acceptable and I urge all those who are interested in making Hajj or learning about Hajj to get this book.

Excellent source book, great to have with you during Pilgrimage. Our family went for Umrah, and I had my kids (teens) read also to learn the procedures and memorize du'as.
The diagrams are very good, also, illustrated in a text-book example manner that made them easy to understand and memorize.
I agree that it is good to read a more detailed book also, but this was a fantastic guide book.

Hajj & Umrah from A to Z is a succint but thorough guide for the prospecitve Hajji or Hajjah. It's small enough to carry as one embarks on the pilgrimagwe to Mecca. This is a highly recommended book!

This is very nice brief but compact view of the requirement and actual ritual of Hajj & umrah. Wonderfully done, beautiful pictures nd great printing.

I performed hajj last year. My husband purchased this book for me just before we left. During the long plane ride I read the whole book. It was very good about telling you the essential things you need to know about hajj and all the steps to performing the Hajj. I saw the Hajj as one of the most important exams of my life and I wanted to be as prepared as possible and this books was KEY!

This is a good introduction book for those who know nothing about Hajj. It lists the basic steps involved in a Hajj step-by-step, however, it does not go into explanation or detail of the steps. For example, the step "Going to Makkah" has four bullet points under it. There is no explanation of where to stay in Makkah, no list of accomodations, no introduction to Makkah, no information about tour groups or others who may arrange for Hajj trips.
Other steps are similarly lacking in detail. Like three types of Hajj are listed but there is no mention as to which Hajj will fit what type of curcumstances. The author suggests to enter the al-masjid Al-Haraam from as-Salam gate, however, the sketch of the masjid Al-Haraam on the next page lists all the other gates except the As-Salam gate!!!
I was quite disappointed with lack of details in this book. I will have to look for another book for details.