Importance Of Umrah In Islam

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Umrah refers to the visit of the holy city of Makkah, it is Islamic pilgrimage, the largest congregation where Muslims gather to perform umrah with the defined set of supplications. Umrah is an act of worship that has immense rewards in this life and hereafter. Throughout the year, Muslims from every corner of the world gather around the Kabbah and perform umrah. It is a spiritual journey where believers seek the forgiveness of the sins and offer supplications to attain the nearness of Allah. This soulful journey is the dream of every Muslim as Umrah has immense rewards if performed wholeheartedly.

Umrah has been declared as a lesser Hajj in the Islamic traditions. there are many similarities between hajj and Umrah as both are Islamic pilgrimages but the method of observance and level of importance is different. Umrah can be performed at any time of the year whereas hajj can be performed at a specified time of the year. Umrah can be done in a short span of time but for hajj specific days are defined.

Islam has five pillars of Islam and Hajj is one of them, this travel is not a physical journey only it is a spiritual ...
... expedition where believers travel to seek Allah’s nearness, immense bounties, and His mercy. Every Muslim in the world has this urge to visit the house of Allah and be His guest. It is one of the most delightful rituals of our beloved Prophet (saww). Other than spiritual and religious aspects, umrah taught us to leave everything behind in the love of Allah. Muslims leave their homes, family members and precious belongings behind, bear the hardships of travel to submit to the will of Allah. During umrah, millions of Muslims commemorate the Sunnah of Prophet Abrahim and his wife Hajra Bibi who resigned to the will of Allah and later rewarded with the elevated ranks. It is their supreme sacrifice that the whole Muslim world celebrates as Eid ul Adha.

There are four important steps of Umrah that need to be followed strictly and it is pertinent to study/learn them before the start of the journey. The first step is called Ihram, second is Tawaf of the house of Allah which consists of seven rounds. Third is sayee of safa & Marwa. Safa and Marwa are two small hills located in the great mosque of Mecca where pilgrims walk back and forth seven times between them to commemorate the search of Prophet Ibrahim's wife Hajra bibi who ran to find water for her infant and Allah’s mercy, Fourth is Taqsir (shorten/cutting the hair and nails), for male shaving the head completely is obligatory whereas women have partial haircut (a finger size hair lock). it refers to the cleaning the sins and getting rid of all filth.

While performing the umrah one should be conscious about the etiquettes of the house of Allah. Umrah ought to be performed with gratitude, love, and immense respect. One should be considerate enough to take care of fellow human beings by not rushing, stampeding and pushing others as many old people are also there. we need to take care of old, meager and sick people while performing the umrah as it has been observed that people selfishly try to reach near Hajre-Aswad which caused many to get injured or fell down. Patience is the key to perform umrah and it has a huge reward. Our sole purpose is to seek Allah’s blessings.

Different travel agencies offer cheap umrah packages which are tailored according to the need and budget of the clients. first of all, it is pertinent to choose a registered travel agency for umrah and hajj packages as many fraudulent and fake agents are deceiving innocent people and looting their hard-earned money. Travel agencies take care of the boarding, lodging and flight schedule by making your travel a hassle-free journey where you can concentrate on your ibadat (supplication) instead of running after the logistics issues. Mostly umrah is performed once in a lifetime as not everyone is financially strong enough to go over and over again.so the need of hour is to make every moment beneficial and spend in the ibadah.

I am Ady Grewal and specifically providing information about all kinds of Umrah Packages through Islamic Travel. Truly, my major purpose is to make sure the religious obligation of UK based Muslim brothers and sisters by providing the information of cheapest packages from the UK to Saudi Arabia. If you are interested to perform Umrah, so you are at the absolutely right place. May Allah (SWT) fulfill your holy dream.