PROF DR.ABUL FAIZ SYED ABDUL AOWAL, DELHI COLLEGE OF ENGG,NEW DELHI

                     DURING HIS GUWAHATI DAYS ( I am also in the Photo)

                 DURING HIS HOD, CIVIL , DCE & DEAN, DU DELHI DAYS

                     HIS 1650 GULABI BAGH DELHI OFFICIAL QUARTER

MY FIRST JOB IN HIS COMPANY NATIONAL ASSOCIATE

LEARNED ABCD OF DESIGN FROM HIM IN HIS OWN HAND WRITTING

PROF DR.ABUL FAIZ SYED ABDUL AOWAL, DELHI COLLEGE OF ENGG,NEW DELHI, (BIRTH, 1938 JORHAT,ASSAM---- DEATH,2004,GUWAHATI,ASSAM), SON OF DR. SYED JAMALUR RAHMAN AND  SYEDA ANWARA BEGUM.

1.       POSTINGS :

(a)    Junior Engineer , Assam State Electricity Board, (1961- 62)

(b)   Lecturer , Civil Engg. Assam  Engg. Collage , Guwahati , Govt. of Assam , (1962-69)

(c)    Asstt. Professor, Civil Engg. Assam Engg. Collage, (1969-71)

(d)   Executive Engineer , Town & Country Planning Deptt. Govt . of Assam , (1971-73)

(e)   Executive Engineer , Public Health Engg. Deptt.., Govt. of Assam , (1973-75).

(f)     Professor in Environmental Engg. Delhi College Of Engg, Delhi Administration, Delhi- 110006,since 1975 –Retired.

2.       CONSULTANCY SERVICES :

    Had done consultancy works  in the field of pollution control as a consultant of the:

(a)    National productivity council

(b)   Delhi productivity council

(c)    Central Board for the prevention and control of pollution (C.P.C.B.)

(d)   Tamil Nadu pollution control Board

(e)   U.P. pollution control Board

(f)     Assam pollution control Board

(g)    Haryana pollution Control Board

(h)   Punjab Pollution Control Board

(i)      Delhi Collage of Engg. Helping as Adviser

(j)     Indian Institute of Ecology & Environment etc.

3.       INVENTIONS:

       The following inventions are made:-

(a)    AOWAL FILTER : Design and construction of an iron eliminator for hand pumps . This design has been adopted by the P.H.E. Dett., Govt. of Assam for which he never got any official recognition from his department, but everyone knows about it..

(b)   Design and Fabrication of portable Effluent Treatment Plant for waste water from Oil Drilling . This has been successfully demonstrated in the field at Duliajan , Assam to Oil India and O.N.G.C. officials.

(c)    Design and febrication of an Electro- flocculation Device for colloidal waste water treatment like pulp and paper mill waste  textile mill waste , tannery waste , distillery waste . This has been patronised by Tamil Nadu pollution control Board and demonstrated at Erode and coimbatore, T.N.

(d)   Design and Febrication of a Dye recovery system from textile mill effluent – project patronised by D.S.I.D.D.C

(e)   S.R.P (Sludge Reagent product ) method of treatment of Drinking water . This reduces cost of conventional treatment of water by half , this method is already patented.

(f)     S.R.P. method of chemical Treatment of Sewage . This mothod is cheaper in capital cost equal in running cost as compared to the biological treatment and is free from odour and insect nuissance .This is also patented.

(g)    A new type of upflow septic tank is designed and installed in a number of places . The biggest one is installed in the market place of Durgapur . About 12 are working for the last 10 years in Okhla, New Delhi . It requires a Soak pit , it has a far better effluent water quality and cost is 40% less than the conventional septic tank

(h)   A cheap method of desalination of sea water by using ultra sound and electro flocculation . very encouraging results are seen in the lab . prototype experimentation with actual sea water is expecteed in collaboration with the Govt. of Tamilnadu.

4. OTHER ACTIVITIES:

(a)    Head of Deptt. of CivilEngg. ., Delhi collage of Engg., Delhi.

(b)   Guiding post Graduate and undergraduate project work . About 50 M.E. projects 2 ph. D. projects are completed .

(c)    Expert of the U.P.S.C.

(d)   Member Faculty of Technology , University of Delhi.

(e)   Member University Court , University of Delhi.

(f)     Ex Member , Academic Council , University of Delhi.

(g)    Chairman , I.S.I. Committee CDC-26

(h)   Ex-Dean, Faculty of technology , University of Delhi

(i)      Member , Engineering courses committee , Jamia Millia Islamia,New Delhi

5. MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:

(a)    Life Member , I.W.W.A.

(b)   Member , I.A.P.C.F.

(c)    Member , I.W.P.C.F.

(d)   Member , I.P.H.E.

(e)   Member , Bio. Soc. Ind.

HE WAS ADVISER TO MANY ENTREPRENEURS LIKE ME. 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2004

Dr.A.F.S.A. Aowal is no more

A VERY SAD NEWS :

Dr.A.F.S.A. Aowal is no more.He passed away this evening at 05-30 at
guwahati,assam.

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> Asalaamu Alaikum,
> Ina Lillahi Wa Ina Ilaihi Rajioon !
> We are shocked and distressed to hear of this news.
> My father Haji M Miakhan is quite upset at hearing of this news.
> We have very fond memories of Dr Aowal that cannot be forgotten, ever.
> We pray that the Almighty give him peace and tranquility forever.
> Since my father is not keeping well, kindly convery our heartfelt
condolencences
> to his family.
> Haji M Miakhan
> Khan Md Ashraf

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আল কোরআনের আলোকে জেনে নিন জিন জাতি সৃষ্টির ইতিহাস

মহান আল্লাহ তায়ালা শুধু মানুষ এবং জ্বিন জাতিকে সৃষ্টি করেছেন তার ইবাদত করার জন্য। আল্লাহ তায়ালার সৃষ্ট ১৮ হাজার মাকলুকাতের মধ্যে অন্য কোন প্রাণী কে আল্লাহ তায়ালার ইবাদত করতে হয় না। শুধু মানুষ এবং জ্বিনকে ইবাদন করতে হয়। তাই একজন মুসলমান হিসেবে আপনার জ্ঞানের প্রসার ঘটানেরা জন্য জ্বিন জাতির সৃষ্টির ইতিহাস জেনে রাখা দরকার।

চলুন আল কোরআনের আলোকে জ্বিন জার্তির সৃষ্টির ইতিহাস জেনে নিই-

সুরা আল জ্বিনে বলা হয়েছেঃ

বলুন, আমার প্রতি ওহী নাযিল করা হয়েছে যে, জ্বিনদের একটি দল কোরআন শ্রবণ করেছে, অতঃপর তারা বলেছেঃ আমরা বিস্ময়কর কোরআন শ্রবণ করেছি। (আয়াত-০১)
অথচ আমরা মনে করতাম মানুষ ও জ্বিন কখনও আল্লাহতা’আলা সম্পর্কে মিথ্যা বলতে পারে না। (আয়াত-০৫)
আর যখন আল্লাহতা’আলার বান্দা তাকে ডাকার জন্যে দন্ডায়মান হল, তখন অনেক জ্বিন তার কাছে ভিড় জমালো। (আয়াত-১৯)

জ্বিন জাতির ইতিহাস

রাসুলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লামের পূর্বে থেকেই জ্বীনদের সাথে মানুষের উঠাবসা ছিল। তো আমি এখানে রাসুলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লামের ইন্তেকালের পর জীনদের সাথে মানুষের উঠাবসার কয়েকটি কাহিনী বলব। তাবেঈন হযরত মুয়ায বিন উবাইদুল্লাহ বিন আম্মার রহঃ বর্ণনা করেছেন আমি একবার হযরত উসমান রাঃ এর কাছে উপস্থিত ছিলাম। এমন সময় তাঁর কাছে একটা লোক এসে বলল, আমি আপনাকে এক বিস্ময়কর ঘটনা শুনাতে চাচ্ছি। আমি এক সফরে বিশাল মরুভূমির মধ্যে দিয়ে যাচ্ছিলাম। এমন সময় আমার সামনে দুটি ঘূর্ণি হাওয়া এল, একটি একদিকে আরেকটি আরেকদিক থেকে। উভয়ের মধ্যে টক্কর লাগল এবং মুকাবিলা হল। তারপর ঘূর্ণি হাওয়া দুইটি আলাদা হয়ে গেল।

ঊভয় ঘূর্ণির মধ্যে একটি ছিল আরেকটির চেয়ে বেশী জোরালো। ঘূর্ণি দুইটি যেখানে মিলিত হয়েছিল সেখানে আমি যেয়ে দেখতে পাই ওখানে বহু সংখ্যক সাপ মরে পরে আছে। এক সাথে এত সাপ আমার চোখে আগে কখনই দেখেনি। ঐ সাপ গুলির মধ্যে একটি সাপের শরীর থেকে মৃগনাভির খুশবু আসছিল। ঐ সাপটির রঙ ছিল হালকা সবুজাভ। আমার দৃড় বিশ্বাস হল যে এটা ঐ সাপের কোন সৎ কাজের কারণে হচ্ছে। সুতরাং আমি ঐ সাপটিকে নিজের পাগড়িতে জড়িয়ে দাফন করলাম। এরপর আমি নিজের গন্তব্যে যাচ্ছিলাম। এমন সময় এক ঘোষকের কন্ঠস্বর শুনলাম। সে বলল ওহে আল্লাহর বান্দা! এই ঘূর্ণিঝর ছিল জ্বীনদের দুটি গোত্র বনু শাইয়ান ও বনু আকিয়াশ এর মধ্যে যুদ্ধ। বনু শাইয়ান ছিল মুসলামান জ্বীনেরা আর বনু আকিয়াশ ছিল কাফের জ্বীনেরা। ওদের উভয়ের মধ্যে সংঘর্ষে বহু জ্বীন হতাহত হয়েছে। আর তুমি যাকে দাফন করেছে উনি ছিলেন সেই সম্মানিত জ্বীনদের অন্তর্ভুক্ত যাদের সম্পর্কে সূরা জ্বীনে আলোচনা করা হয়েছে।

মুসলিম বিশ্বে ২য় উমর নামে পরিচিত উমাইয়া খলিফা হযরত উমর বিন আব্দুল আযীয রহঃ এর সময় প্রধান সেনাপতি ছিলেন মূসা বিন নাসির। মূসা বিন নাসির মরক্কো, আলজেরিয়া থেকে আফ্রিকা মহাদেশের বহু দেশ জয় করেছিলেন। মূসা বিন নাসির একবার বলেন আলজেরিয়া অভিযান কালে এক পোড়া রাজপ্রাসাদ আমার চোখে পড়ে। আমি এই পোড়া বাড়িতে ১৭ টি সবুজ গড়া দেখতে পাই। তো আমি সেই গড়াগুলির একটির মাঝে ছিদ্র করি। সাথে সাথে এক দমকা বাতাস জোরে বের হয়ে আসে। বের হয়েই বলতে থাকে আল্লাহর কসম, হে আল্লাহর নবী। আগামীতে আমি আর কখন অন্যায় করবো না। মূসা বিন নাসির বুঝতে পারেন যে এই হল সেই জ্বিনদের অন্তর্ভুক্ত সূলায়মান আঃ যাদের কে কয়েদ করে রেখেছিলেন। এরপর সেই জ্বীন টা এদিক ওদিক তাকিয়ে বলল আল্লাহর কসম না আমি সুলায়মান কে দেখতে পাচ্ছি না তার সাম্রাজ্যকে। এরপর সেই জ্বীন টা অদৃশ্য হয়ে গেল।

ভারত বর্ষে ইলমে হাদীস চর্চ্চার যিনি অগ্রদূত উনি হলেন শাহ ওয়ালীউল্লাহ মুহাদ্দেস দেহলভী রহঃ। যুবক বয়সে শাহ ওয়ালী মুহাদ্দেস দেহলভী রহঃ একবার একটি সাপকে মেরে ফেলেন। তো এর কিছু দিন পর কিছু লোক এসে উনাকে বলে, আসেন একটা জানাজা পড়তে হবে। তো শাহ ওয়ালী মুহাদ্দেস দেহলভী রহঃ তাদের সাথে গেলেন। কিছুক্ষন হাটার পর উনি বুঝতে পারলেন যে উনি ভিন্ন একটা শহরে এসে উপস্থিত হয়েছেন। উনার আশপাশের এলাকার সাথে এই এলাকার কোন মিল নাই। তখন উনি বুঝতে পারেন উনি জ্বীনদের শহরে এসে উপস্থিত হয়েছেন। আর ঐ লোক গুলি হল জ্বীন। তো এই জ্বীনেরা উনাকে একটি আদালতে উপস্থিত করল। সেখানে জ্বীনদের কাজী জিজ্ঞাস করল আপনি কেন ঐ সাপটিকে হত্যা করলেন ? ঐ সাপটি জ্বীন ছিল। সে আপনার কাছে হাদিস শ্রবন করতে আসতো। তো শাহ ওয়ালী মুহাদ্দেস দেহলভি রহঃ বলেন রাসুলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম বলেছেন কেউ যদি তার আকৃতি পরিবর্তন করে তাইলে তাকে হত্যা করা জায়েজ। তো জ্বীনদের সেই এজলাসে উপস্থিত কয়েকজন জ্বীন তাবেইনও হাদিসটারস সত্যতার পক্ষে কথা বলে। এরপর জ্বীনেরা আবার উনাকে ভারত বর্ষে দিয়ে আসে।

রাসুলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম এর নব্যুয়তের খবর প্রথম মদীনায় পৌছেছিল জ্বীনদের মাধ্যমে। বায়হাকী শরীফে বর্ণিত আছে মদীনায় এক মহিলা থাকত। জাহেলিয়াতের যুগে ঐ মহিলার একজন জ্বীন প্রেমিক ছিল। সেই জ্বীন একবার পাখির রুপ ধরে ঐ মহিলার বাড়ির দেয়ালের সামনে এসে বসে। মহিলাটি তখন পাখিটিকে বলে তুমি নেমে এসো। আমি তোমাকে কিছু শোনাব আর তুমি আমাকে কিছু শোনাবে। পাখিরুপি জ্বীন টি বলে তা আর হবে না। কেননা মক্কায় শেষ নবী রাসুলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম এর আবির্ভাব হয়েছে। উনি আমার ও তোমার মাঝে ব্যভিচারকে চিরতরে হারাম ঘোষনা করে দিয়েছেন।

DRINKING WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR VILLAGE POND,WELL

DRINKING WATER AT VILLAGES:

Community drinking water purification plants from surface water sources in case of arsenic and fluoride-affected habitations. 

Pond or wells are the oldest method of groundwater withdrawal for water supply. The water from pond or wells has been found to be relatively free from dissolved arsenic,fluoride and iron.

FLOW CHART :

Pond/well---Pump---Aowal Filter----Pump---- Micron Filters----Activated Alumina Filters----UV Tube disinfection----collection====Supply by 20 Ltr JAR

DESCRIPTION OF PARTS OF THE SYSTEM :

The AOWAL-type sand filter is a low-cost technology with very high efficiency in Iron, Fluoride,turbidity and bacterial removal.

Micron filters remove Turbidity efficiently.

The Activated Alumina Filter removes both Arsenic and Fluoride.We can remove this filter if  inlet Arsenic and fluoride content is within permissible limits. This will make our system completely chemical free.

UV Tube disinfects the water before supply.

We work with local NGO partners in both rural and urban areas to implement lasting solutions to water and sanitation issues and provide training.We are looking for PARTNERING with local NGOs.The NGOs can earn on a MONTHLY basis.The water filtered can be supplied in 20 liter jars at a rate of Rs.one per Liter.Expenses is 50 p/lit,  So a Profit of 50p/liter is obtained.

This model can generate employment and provide clean drinking water to an entire village or an urban settlement.  Local MLA or Gaon Panchayat can fund the project.


Case Study:
Source of Water : Pond, Well
to provide 8-10 litres per capita per day (LPCD) of safe drinking water for drinking and cooking purposes in areas affected by fluoride, arsenic, heavy metals and pesticides. 

Quantity: 3000 Liter per day (For 300 persons @10 liter per person per day ).

Project Cost.: .Equipment cost will be around Rs. Three Lac.



To design a system we need

1. The total quantity of water to be treated

2. A water test is recommended of the following parameters
.

	Source of water	Pond/well
1	pH
2	Turbidity(NTU)
3	TDS
4	Total hardness as CaCO3
5	M-Alkalinity as CaCO3 7
6	P-Alkalinity as CaCO3
7	Total iron as Fe
8	Total Chloride as Cl
9	Residual Chloride as Cl
10	Ammonical nitrogen as NH3
11	Nitrate nitrogen as No3
12	Fluoride as F
13	Sulphate as SO4
14	Calcium as CaCO3
15	Ammonical nitrogen as NH3
16	Arsenic
17	Coli form(Bactoriology tests)

Contact us for more details on saleemasraf@gmail.com, 09899300371

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Jannatul Baqi, Medina

Jannatul Baqi had Dahttp://termizi786.blogspot.com/2012_10_23_archive.html

rgah's and Mazaars in that place

before the saudis destroyed them.
However, after the city of Madinah was taken by the Wahabbi forces of Ibn Saud, many of these buildings and tombs, originally intended to identify famous figures and enable Muslims to receive blessings or petition saints buried there for their intercession, were destroyed, in order to keep with the Wahabbi ideal of not venerating graves.

NGO Reporter : NGO in India : Indian NGOs Directory

NGO Reporter : NGO in India : Indian NGOs Directory

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DISCHARGE CALCULATION FOR HOSPITAL 50 BEDED

DISCHARGE CALCULATION FOR HOSPITAL 50 BEDED

1.Without Laundry and Kitchen  ---- 15,000 liter per day
2. With Laundry and Kitchen  ---- 20,000 liter per day

Usually discharge is taken 500 liter per bed.

Treatment method:   MBBR with tube settler

Why Does the Muslim World Lag in Science?

Why Does the Muslim World Lag in Science?



Islam contributes to the Muslim world's lagging behind in science insofar as its tenets have not satisfactorily been reconciled with those of science. Islam's most deleterious effect may be to remove most Muslims from direct contact with science. Except for a brief exposure in school, there is little science in Islamic popular culture. 

KHISRI

KHISRI FORUM POSTS ON assamesesyeds.org

Khisri.....  the fast food on which i survived my bachelor days....

The North Indian Khichri or the South Indian Pongal, meet their more colourful and wholesome cousin in the Assamese (and Bengali) Khisri.

A rice and yellow moong lentil hot-pot, with diced vegetables - carrot, squash, beans, potato, etc. and a dash of pach-phoran, turmeric and sugar. In this case pach-phoran and turmeric is optional. Its the topping of pure ghee that makes it irresistible to me.

Ingredients for Khichdi 

1.3/4 cup rice (Basmati can be rich)

2.1/2 cup 70:30 mix of Arhar and Moong lentils

3.Some cabbage and cauliflower

4.2 potatoes

5.1 large sized tomato

6.2 carrots

7.1/4 cup green peas

8.3 tsp sugar

9.Some almonds, cashews and raisins

10.1 tsp each, garam-masala and vegetable-masala

11.2 tsp each, turmeric and salt

12.Elaichi, coriander powder, cinnamon and pepper as per taste

13.1 tbs refined oil or, pure ghee

Preparation of Khichdi 

Soak the rice and lentil mix for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, chop the vegetables into small pieces and mix it with the ingredients listed in 10, 11 and 12. Heat the refined oil or ghee in a 2 litre pressure cooker. Add chopped vegetables when ghee is hot, and mix well.

Add the ingredients listed in 9 and continue stirring until the vegetables gain a reddish tinge. Add sugar and then the soaked rice-lentil combo while stirring briskly. Finally, add water to fill the cooker until half it is half full. Replace the lid of the cooker and allow to cook until the third whistle.

Add a topping of pure ghee and serve this warm khichdi to your room mate. Enjoy the khichdi ... It is highly nutritious and delicious.

MY HAJ 2008 PHOTOS IN FLICKR

My HAJ 2008 Photos https://www.flickr.com/photos/saleemindiablog/

HAJ 2008 PHOTOS

How to do tamattu  haj

PRIMARY AIM OF HAJJ :

To remain at all times focused on the primary aim of his Hajj: to plead to

The Almighty to forgive his sins and to bless him with The Straight Path for

the remainder of his life. it is the starting point of one's commitment to

cast away one's bad ways and to begin afresh a new Allah-centred life.

A. Some useful information (Advisory) for hajj:

1. Medicines: Take medical prescription alongwith you. Most pilgrims will

suffer from one or more of the following: sore throat, coughing, frequent

sneezing, runny nose , fever, leg cramp , foot sore. Bring enough supplies of over the counter medicine on advice of your personal doctor with his rubber stamped prescription containing his registration number

. This will reduce the need to make frequent trips to the makkah medina indian

pharmacy and also lower your out of pocket expenses.

2. Take multivitamins daily as you may not be eating a balanced diet

there. You may want to consider a diet of plain water, jamjam water, dates and fruits as this will reduce the need to go to the toilet frequently. This diet may also help to keep you more alert and not make you feel 'sleepy'. You will thus

have more time to worship.

3. The Hajj pilgrimage involves a lot of walking. If you don't go for daily

walks at home, begin it well before your journey to The Holy Land. This will

reduce the likelihood of getting muscle pulls and cramps. The tawaf, sa'ee,

and the frequent daily walks to The Mosque will help to improve your health.

Do not stop this habit of walking when you return home. You must to be in

the best of health to concentrate fully on your worship wherever you are.

4. You are never more than a foot from another pilgrim when you are in

Mecca during the peak period of the pilgrimage. Cover your nose and mouth

with a mask when you leave your hotel/apartment to reduce the likelihood of

infection. You can get a good quality washable mask at the pharmacies

there.

5. If you wear glasses, bring along an extra pair, preferably one with a

plastic frame. The likelihood of your glasses falling down and being stepped

on by sudden movements of the crowd are high. As an additional cover, bring

along your glass prescriptions as well. There are optical shops near The

Mosque. It is common for those wearing glasses to remove it and place it in 

front before starting their prayer. Never do this in both mosques. The

likelihood of your glasses being stepped on by others is 99%.

6. Flatulence (passing of wind) is an important cause of the loss of wudu. In

the crowd packed Holy Mosques, this can be a big problem. Avoid or reduce

the intake of food that contribute to this problem. If this is a serious

problem for you, consult your doctor. Both herbal and other medications

[antacid antiflatulent] are now available to reduce the occurrence of

flatulence.

7. It is very important that the pilgrim wears his identification tag at all

times he/she is out of his place of accommodation

B. Location map of Kaba and medina in the brain

If I am standing facing the door of the Kaba, On my left its Hazre Aswad ,

than on my right its Hateem and on my back its makame ibraheem and

further behind its zam zam.

Tawaf starts from the black stone hazre aswad. During the peak Haj period, DO NOT attempt to kiss The Black Stone hazre aswad.
We used to sit in mataaf facing the kaaba door till all our companions gather at the same place. Similarly we used to gather near the iron gate near jannatul baqi in medina till all our companions gather. Only after that we used to go to our home together. 

Other Items You should Take Along:

1. A 20 Inch suitcase with name, address, passport no, cover no written outside.

2. A small carry bag

3. A warm bed sheet

4. A small bag for Stones to be collected at muzdalifa to throw stone at satan at mina

5. Small Torch

6. Two sets of Ihram ( one towel set and one Cotton set)

7. Towel, small, big, one each

8. Hawai Sappal

9. Watch

10. Cotton Shirts and pant

11. A sweater

12. A waist Belt

13. Tissue papers

14. Medicines with prescription
15. Mobile phone
16. tayammum earth

Common medicines required are :

Imodium(Stomach problem), Paracetamol(Fever), Ibuprofen (Pain Releif),Neosporine ointment,Vaselin (For feet), Multivitamines and your regular medicines as given by your doctor.

Medication during Hajj

Gastrointestinal and respiratory infections are very common during Hajj . Carry certain medicines with you for use later.

PREVENTIVE ANTIBIOTICS: Ask your doctor to prescribe a broad-spectrum antibiotic to be taken prophylactically (i.e., as a preventive measure) throughout your stay in Saudi Arabia. This writer's (saleem) doctor prescribed 250 mg of the antibiotic CIPLOX250 to be taken daily once. I never contracted any disease during my stay there but all my team members suffered this and that.

Some people were prescribed AMOXICILLIN in place of CIPLOX250 by doctors and pharmacists with good results. 

1. Take Medicines with prescription

Carry a reasonable supply of over-the-counter drugs such as :

1.Ibuprofen (for pain)

2. TYLENOL PM (as a sleep-aid)

3. BENGAY, ASPERCREME (for muscular pain)

4. IMMODIUM (for diarrhoea)

5. EMETROL (for nausea)

6. Anti Allergic like Cetzine10, Allegra120

7.Paracetamol (Fever),

8. COUGH Syrup

9. MULTI-VITAMINS,

10. ANTI-BACTERIAL CREAM (for cuts) Neosporine ointment, Vaselin(dry weather)

11.BAND-AIDS, Cotton, Dettol

b. Take multivitamins daily as you may not be eating a balanced diet

c. You may want to consider a diet of  jum jum water, dates and fruits as this

will reduce the need to go to the toilet frequently. This diet may also

help to keep you more alert and not make you feel 'sleepy'. You will thus

have more time to worship.

How to do tamattu  haj

7th zil hajj ;

do ghusl , REMOVE CAP, wear ihram, pray two rakats sunnat and make niyyat for hajj tamattu.

go to kaaba , do tawaf & SAYEE. If u do sayee now,no need to do sayee in tawaf e ziyarat ( FARZ TAWAAF on 10th zul hajj ) .

8 th zul hajj : Spend the day & nite at Mina. Pray five salaats.

we were sent to arafah from mina on the nite itself .

9 th zul hajj: Day of Arafah : From dhuhr to asr, "STAND UP" for prayers & pleadings at arafah maidan ( inside tent ). Arafah is Hajj.

after sun set at arafat ,we went to mujdalifah and stayed the nite there under open sky ( no tent ) . its too kold at nite but u cant wear anything as u r in ihraam  , collected 70 pebbles at mujdalifah.

10th zul hajj: day of Qurbaani :

on the morning of 10 th zilhaj , u offer fazr prayer at mujdalifah and immidiately move to mina with the stones in hand to stone the big satan.

Five things are to be done serially one after another on the 10th day. You cant break the series atall. or you will have to offer a dum ( a sheep ).

the series is as follows :

1. Stone the big satan ( only the big satan, not the other two) with seven pebbles . u can throw pebbles on behalf of other persons also who cant throw themselves.

2. Do the qurbani ( if you personally want to do the jawah of the sheep than u will have to go to makkah to do so, since we gave the duty of doing the qurbani to a saudi govt. bank , we did not went to makkah, instead we rested at our tent in mina and waited for the qurbaani time to be over )

3.  Shave off hair ( After the qurbaani time is over )

4. Took off Ihraam ( After shaving )

5. immidietly went to makkah to do tawaf e ziyarat ( FARZ TAWAAF ) . In tawaf e ziyarat , we have not done Ramal, Izteba, and sayee.

6. After farz tawaf ,we came back to mina to stay the nite at mina tents.

 11 th zul hajj . you stone the three satans , each of them with seven stones after dhuhr prayer ( not before noon ). stay at mina.

 12 th zul hajj . you stone the three satans , each of them with seven stones after dhuhr prayer ( not before noon ). And now, you must leave mina boundary line before maghrib to makkah. if u miss this  , u will have to stay one another day at mina and stone the satan...he he he....and nobody wants to live in mina for another nite,

You have now completed Hajj Tamattu Minus Tawaf Al Wada  ( Farewell Tawaf )

BEFORE U LEAVE :

Before coming back to Home (India) , u do Tawaf al wada .

By now , by the grace of almighty Allah your tamattu haj is complete.

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MY OWN HAJ EXPERIENCE IN 2008

( 03.11.2008) we boarded a  plane at Guwahati Airport (The first direct flight from Guwahati to Jeddah Non Stop) noon time and reached jeddah at maghrib. And travelled by bus to makkah and at isha time we offered our FIRST prayer in life DIRECTLY infront of Kaaba. 
I just cant describe the feeling here. Seeing is only believing. Go for it man when you are young and energetic.

shaving off your head at Mina during haj

Here is one of my haj experience that you may find interesting and informative 
...
at makkah u find barbers to shave off your hairs easily. so many of them are there....shouting at you...kom here kom here...

But on the 10th zulhijjah, at mina, you will not find barbers easily. and you cant shave yourself or your male relative cant shave you if he has not shaved his hair .We want to take off Ihraam fast , so, i searched and searched frantically but could not find any.

nobody there take chances with unknown people . But I asked one boy whether he will shave me, he said yah yah, why not. and now listen how he shaved me. i gave him my razor. he opened the razor set and took out the blade. holding the blade by hand he shaved me in 10 minutes flat. and my head was red here and there with cuts.

my mom was not worried about the cuts , she was worried about the unknown boy and probable infection. i Told mom that I carried the blade from Delhi. (MY OWN BLADE)

After that , i shaved my father and took almost one hour to shave him, isko dekh kar shamim bhai dar gaye and he took a round of the tents at mina aur shamim bhai ko kisi ne kar diyaa ganja,

Summery of the story : Take your own blade with u when u go there. and dont take unnecessary risks.

I think the book "HOJOLOI OLAOK " in assamese compiled by syed sayeedur rahman is the most easy to follow and step by step haj guide book I have ever found. email: sayeedbinjamal@gmail.com

BIO TOILET IN TRAINS

Bio toilets ppt from SrinivasaRao Guduru