21 Ramzan in Najaf / Ramadan guide
Prepare for your Ramzan ZiyaratHow to prepare for a Ziyarat in the holy month: fasting while travelling, what to pack, and how to make the most of the Nights of Qadr.
Practical advice from 10 years of taking zaireen to Iraq.
Keep your bag light. Laundry and shops are available in Najaf and Karbala.
Passport, visa, printed hotel and flight details, travel insurance.
Modest clothes, an abaya or chador for women, black clothes, a light jacket, comfortable shoes.
Mafatih or a dua app, a small prayer mat, a turbah, a tasbeeh.
Your medicines with prescriptions, hand sanitiser, a reusable water bottle.
A small bag for your shoes, a portable phone charger.
US dollars in small notes, and a card for emergencies.
The rules of fasting while travelling depend on your marja. Please check your marja’s rulings before the trip, and ask Molana Farhan Kazmi during the group sessions.
Late February and early March are usually mild in Iraq, with cool evenings. Bring a light jacket for the nights in the Haram.
Modest, comfortable clothes. Women wear an abaya or chador in the Harams. Many zaireen bring black clothes for the nights of Shahadat.
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