Things Your Should Know Before Performing Umrah

 The Umrah after Hajj is the holiest pilgrimage for Muslims. It is also known as the Minor Hajj because it is not mandatory in Islam. However, every year millions of Muslims visit Mecca and Medina to perform Umrah. The dream of every Muslim is to go on this holy pilgrimage at least once in a lifetime, but the most difficult part of this task is how to handle everything if you go to Umrah for the first time. If you are also experiencing the same problem, here are some tips to consider.

Umrah is a spiritual journey that can be done at any time of the year and this flexibility allows people with certain financial and time constraints to choose their own Umrah schedule and perform Hajj. It is less of a pilgrimage, but an equally satisfying and rewarding experience. The goal of this trip is simple: receive God's reward and seek forgiveness for all sins committed in the past. A person must prepare well before leaving for Umrah, and there are certain things that must be done before embarking on this journey.

Here are the Most Asked problems before leaving Umrah


Alhamdulillah, you have finally signed up for your first Umrah journey and you are absolutely excited is rewarding and emotional. unique way.


There are a few things you may have learned before going on this journey: from family and friends, and from our good companion, the World Wide Web. But one thing is for sure. No training of any kind can prepare you for the journey to the Holy Land. You have to experience it yourself to believe it!


Why ihram?


Ihram means peace, harmony and unity. Millions of Muslims come to perform Hajj in the same clothes, one not superior to the other. This creates humility and harmony among believers who are in the Kaaba for the sole purpose of worshipping God. All pilgrims are equal in the eyes of God, whether Arabs or non-Arabs. Matching dress signifies justice between rich and poor, castes and sects.


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Umrah is similar to Hajj, but it can be performed at any time. To maximize the pilgrimage, believers often perform Umrah during the holy month of Ramadan.


Unlike Hajj, the rituals of Umrah are shorter and simpler.


These are the most important steps of Umrah:


• Enter ihram after washing your body and wearing ihram clothes.

Reciting Talbiya in Mikat to announce the intention to perform Umrah.

• Visit Mecca.

• Enter the Great Mosque and perform tawaaf seven times counterclockwise around the Kaaba.

• Realization of Sai: Walk 7 times between the hills of Safa and Marwa, next to the Kaaba.

• At the end of Umrah, men leave ihram by shaving their heads. A lock of hair is required to be cut for a woman to complete the Umrah


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Pilgrims traveling by plane must use ihram before reaching the miqat, but they must make the intention (intent) and call "talbiya" only when they reach the miqat after the declaration. (Saudi Airlines announces Mikat). If you are traveling by another airline, the Miqat area is reached about an hour before you arrive at Jeddah Airport.

Benefits of Zamzam

Zamzam water is renewable water. The source of the water comes from rain in Mecca. Al-Sharqi stated that Mecca is a mountainous region and therefore one of the valleys includes Wadi Ibrahim, with the well of Zamzam in the lower region.


The professor said that due to rain water in the mountains, there is 14 meters of river sediment, which gets converted into sediment by falling in the lowlands. This process took millions of years to build the 14 meter long Zamzam well.

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