Hajj is the annual pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca, a city in Saudi Arab. It is the biggest congregation of the world comprising of people from all walks of life, belonging to all ethnic groups and countries of this world. Muslims come to Mecca every year in huge numbers to perform this religious ritual which is mandatory in Islam for any Muslim who can afford this tour. People who intend to perform Hajj reach Mecca during the last few days of 11th month of Islamic calender, Ziquad. There they are required to offer at least 40 prayers called Namaz, five times each day. Hence they stay for some 8 days and 7 nights. The latter pillars of Hajj include short stays in nearby areas of Mina, Arafaat and another Arab city Medina along with the slaughter of sacrificial animals which begin from the twelfth month of Islamic calender, Zilhajj and last for first ten days of this month.
As this pilgrimage requires people to make short stays in different areas in and around Mecca or at Medina in latter days, Hajj packages, offered by different companies, are being approached. These packages make necessary arrangements for pilgrims at hotels nearby Masjid e Haram where the Holy Ka'aba is situated.
The number of pilgrims every year is ever burgeoning. Hajj packages 2014 were therefore formulated accordingly to address as many pilgrims as possible, with proper arrangements so as to avoid any inconvenience. Besides, the national Hajj packages proposed by governments of Muslim states, a number of private Hajj packages 2014 have also come into play. Some of the best Hajj packages 2014 had come up with the solution to overcome the problem of over-crowding in Mecca. These offered the pilgrims an arrival at Medina airport and an escort from there to Mecca which helps avoid the massive crowd gathering at Mecca airport. Most Hajj packages 2014 had also improvised by making their clients stay at camps in Mina which are on a 5-10 minutes walk to escalators leading to Jamarat.
One more good aspect of Hajj packages 2014 is that many of them were led by veteran scholars who engage the pilgrims in semantic religious discussions and sermons in the spare time between prayers. As for instance, one of the Hajj packages 2014 from Pakistan included the notorious scholar Tariq Jameel and musician-turned-scholar Junaid Jamshed to maintain a sacrosanct atmosphere in their camps even.
The Hajj packages 2014 in U.S and U.K are even more splendid. These packages not only provided their clients with best accommodation, edibles and transportation, but also conduct drills prior to pilgrims' departure to Mecca, in order to make them mentally prepared about precautionary steps that must be taken in case any unfortunate incident like a stampede occurs.