Iran Ziyarat resources and tips

English: Author: IA Source: Taken at the shrine of Imam Ali Reda in Mashad, Iran, in August, 2005. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

General

1. Iran ziyarat links
2. 2016 World Federation Summer Student Short Course
3. Visa / Administrivia

Qom
Mashad
Qadamgah, Nishapur
Tehran

Hajj / Umrah resources & tips

English: A picture of people performing (circumambulating) the . This picture taken from the gate of Abdul Aziz seems to divide the Kaaba and the minarets into mirror images of one another. Français : Pélerins en train de réaliser la Circumambulation (ou Tawaf) autour de la Ka'ba. Photo prise depuis la porte Ibn Saud, d'où la vue présente une symétrie en miroir presque parfaite. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Administrative preparation:

1. Ladies might want to get ehram stitched before leaving.  Get it done with pockets.
2. Meningitis vaccination required (at least once every 3 years)
3. Visa for Saudi
4. Long form birth certificates for your children
5. Marriage certificate

Resources:

1. Hajj: The Pilgrimage: Dr. Ali Shariati
2. Hajj Masail presentation by Sheikh Akil Karim
3. Hajj lectures by Sheikh Usama Al-Atar
4. Lectures by Dr. Mohamed Datoo 
5. Lectures by Sheikh Shomali, Sheikh Khalil Jaffer and others
6. Merits of Hajj  - Dr Usama Attar
7. Hajj: A divine invitation - Dr. Ammar Nakshwani
8. Quranic Reflections on Hajj - Shaykh Bhamanpour
9. Animated guide to Hajj
10. Short series on rules of Hajj: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
11. Niyyah card
12. Idhne Dhukul for Masjid-e-Nabi
13. Salaat Mayyit happens after EVERY congregational prayer in Mecca & Madinah
14. Critically valuable site - has everything
15. Hajj duas
16. Spiritual gems of Hajj from World Federation
17. Tips from duas.org
18. Mecca/Madinah live
19. Hajj Seminars - Canada
20. Hajj Seminar UK - Shaykh Abbas Jaffer and Mualima Masuma Jaffer
21. Hajj Seminar - Shaykh Mustafa Jaffer
22. Hajj Manual 
23. Madinah / Mecca Ziyarats
24. MP3s from World Federation
25. Amaal for the Day of Arafah
26. Layout of Janaat-ul-Baqee cemetery
27. Another layout of Janaat-ul Baqee cemetery on page 24 of this guide
28. Layout of Masjid un-Nabi on page 16 of this guide
29. Audio files for Hajj
30. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannatul_Mualla
    
31. http://www.al-islam.org/shrines
32. http://www.al-islam.org/ziyarat/maps/maps.html
33. http://www.al-islam.org/ziyarat/maps/kaaba.htm
34. http://www.al-islam.org/ziyarat/maps/baqi.gif
35. http://www.al-islam.org/ziyarat/maps/nabawi.gif
36. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kaaba.png
37. http://manaasik.org/
38. More Hajj / Umrah links