You get
different identity cards and bracelets at different stages of journey.
They are very important and the careless pilgrims face a lot of trouble on
losing them. You should know their importance very well. You should keep them
safely and use carefully.
Intimation Letter and cover Number of Hajj committee
An
intimation letter would be delivered to your home after you have filled you
Hajj from. You will get your ‘cover number’ along with lots of other
information. This numbers very important for you. It issued for your
identification before and during the journey. None of your formalities will be
complete without this number. Hence, one should keep this letter safely and
always remember the cover number. You will get your passport, airline
ticket, identity card, bracelet etc., form Hajj
committee only on presenting this letter. your draft would be received
by Hajj committee only on this number.
Importance of Passport
If you do
not have a passport, there is no need to worry and even if you have one, it is
not required. Hajj Committee issues a special passport for Hajj,
which can be used only once and only for Hajj. It has a white cover. You should
not forget to carry it around with you during the journey. Your Muallim
will take it from you on reaching Mecca and give it back to you at airport
while returning.
Airline Ticket
You will get
your airline ticket (boarding pass) along with passport from Hajj
Committee. You will be allowed to board the plane only on presenting this.
Hence you should keep it safe with utmost care till the time of return. You
should not hand it over to Muallim along with passport.
Identity
Card
You will get
an identity card with your photo affixed on it form Hajj committee.
It is large with a plastic cover and should be worn around neck. You should
always keep it with you and keep all the cards that you get in Mecca
in its cover.
Bracelet
You will get
a steel bracelet form Hajj Committee. You should wear it around your wrist and
not to remove it till you return. You will get a chain along with this
bracelet. It you are uncomfortable, remove the chain but you should always keep
the bracelet along with you. You are identified with this only whenever
required.
By chance,
if you fall unconscious due to some unfortunate accident or if
you happen to lose all your belongings, you would be recognized only by the
cover number on your bracelet and you would reach your place. Hence you should
always keep this bracelet with you. Do not remove it even while bathing or
going to toilet.
Foreign Exchange
The sixth
thing that you get from airport before your departure for Hajj is
Saudi Arabia currency (Rial) or draft. It is your necessity as
well as enemy of your life. You should keep the money you get at airport with
special care. Upon reaching your place of stay in Mecca, you
should either hand it over at the counter and take receipt. Do not forget to
take the receipt or else you would lose all your money. You should withdraw
small amounts of money as and when required. if it is not possible to deposit
your money at either of the two places, keep it in your suitcase and lock it
properly.
Your
passport would be taken from you on your way to hotel form Jeddah
airport. You will get following three identifiers:
Wrist Band
You will get
a wrist band from Muallim with his address mentioned on it. if
you get lost in Mecca anyone would drop you at your Muallim’s
office with help of this band. The guides at the office would drop you at
your hotel.
Muallim’s Identity Card
Your Muallim
would take your passport at Jeddah airport and hand over his
identity card with Muallim’s address, your building and room number
written on it.
The bus will
take you from Jeddah airport directly to your building. Muallim’s men
world carry all your luggage to your room.
Computerized Identity card
This is
another important card, which you would receive form your Muallim in
Mecca after one or two days. It is a plastic card, which is more or
less your passport. It will contain all details of your passport along with
your photo. As per the law, every pilgrim should carry this card
along with him/her and present it whenever asked required to do so. If you want
to go to Jeddah or to some other city form Mecca then you cannot do so without
this card.
When you go
to Medina form Mecca, you will have another Muallim and a new
place of lodging. Therefore, you will
get a computerized I-card in Medina also without your phot along
with I-card of Muallim. It will contain Muallim’s address, your building
and room number. You should keep these I-cards safely during your ten days stay
at Medina. You will get your bus number for your return after seeing this card
only. You will get your passport back in this bus only, the bus would drop you
at the airport.
Muallim’s Identity Card (For Mina)
Muallim
would again give youhis identity card before going to Mina. It will contain
your tent number at Mina. A Muallim has many tents at same place in Mina
surrounded by iron grills for protection.
The security
guards at the gate would allow you inside the camp only on presentation
of identity card. Hence, you should carry this identity card with you and note
down the number written on the pole nearest to your tent and the name of the
bridge so that you do not forget the address of your tent in Mina.
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