The wealth of resources available to prepare for this journey are overwhelming! With Mahe Ramadhan around the corner we want to maximise the time we spend listening to lectures, reading, and nourishing our souls.
We’ve already started listening to lectures by Br. Khalil Jaffer, Sheikh Murtaza Alidina, Sheikh Safdar Razi and others. We’ve heard clips of the previous years’ seminar and started reading Dr. Ali Shariati‘s book on Hajj as well as other material on the HAC Hajj Guide website (www.hajjguide.org).
We often find ourselves listening to certain parts of the lectures or reading certain chapters of the book repeatedly to grasp the concepts and to prepare our mindset for this journey. One of the best lectures is by Br. Khalil Jaffer – Overview of Hajj (Click here to listen).
Alongside understanding the laws of Hajj and the Wajibat we have to perform, we also want to familiarise ourselves with some of the shorter supplications so that we can concentrate on what it actually means when we are there.
To keep track, I began a physical journal to log my research into each aspect of Hajj so that it can be a reminder whilst I am there.