What is Umrah?

Performing Umrah is neither imperative nor obligatory, but it is a privilege and performing it even once in a lifetime can bring a pilgrim great rewards.
Though a smaller scale pilgrimage than Hajj, Umrah is just as sacred and just as impressive. It is also a more flexible option for those struggling with certain commitments and time or financial constraints.
Unlike Hajj, you don't have a fixed time or date by which you have to perform Umrah. You can complete it at any time of year, either in conjunction with Hajj (Umrat al-tammatu) or independent of it (al-Umrat al mufradah).
However, if you want to complete Umrah in its own right, you will need to wait for Hajj is over.
There are certain rites to perform as part of Umrah, such as entering a state of Ihram, completing Tawaf of Ka'bah, and Sa'yee between the hills of Safa and Marwah. However, you don't have to visit Mina, Arafat or Muzdalifa as you do in Hajj, and you don't have to practice Qurbani.
So if you are planning to perform Umrah alongside or instead of Hajj this year, we wish you the best and encourage you to help others along the way, whether of your own accord or by helping Muslim Aid.
For more information on Umrah prices in 2017 look at trusted Umrah travel agents like Zam Zam Travels.

Konular

• The Twelve Months of the Islamic Lunar Calendar
• Hajj Requirements/Saudi Arabia
• Saudi Arabia: Hajj/Umrah Pilgrimage
• Umrah packages by H.Mujaddedia hajj travels& tours
• Saudi Arabia to increase Hajj quotas for first time in five year
• Saudi Arabia allocates Indonesia haj quota of 221,000 per year
• Indonesia would welcome bigger haj quota
• Saudi Arabia increases India's annual Haj quota to 1.70 lakh
• Haj quota increases ruled out by Saudi Arabia
• Saudi Arabia approves additional haj quota
• Indonesia: Saudi Arabia agrees to increase Hajj quota
• Indonesia says Saudi Arabia increased its Hajj quota
• Saudi Arabia rolls out 'biggest increase' in India's Haj quota, hikes it by 34,500
• India gets quota of 136,020 pilgrims for Haj
• SA Hajj quota re-instated as stricter accreditation process outlined
• There Are 17,000 South African Muslims Still Waiting To Attend Hajj
• Malaysia’s Haj quota is 30,200 this year
• Haj quota for pilgrims restored to 27,900 this year, says Tabung Haji
• Malaysia's haj quota restored to 30,200 pilgrims this year
• Malaysia’s haj quota for this year back to 27,800, says Jamil Khir
• Number of Hajj pilgrims from Azerbaijan to exceed quota this year
• 30,000 Bangladeshis to miss Hajj this year due to quota restriction
• Bangladesh Haj quota reduction may continue for next year
• Haj quota for Pakistan increased
• Pakistan urges Saudi govt to increase its Hajj quota
• Iraq’s hajj quota to increase by 2,200 next year
• Iran pilgrims to join this year's Hajj: Saudi Arabia
• UZBEKISTAN: Over 160 year wait to go on haj pilgrimage?
• Uzbekistan: Is Hike in Mecca Pilgrimage Quota Another Sign of Thaw?
• Uzbekistan to ask Saudi Arabia to increase Umrah quota