The Ultimate Umrah Guide For 2022

The "Umrah" is an Islamic voyage to Al-Haram Mosque (Grand Mosque), located in the sacred city of Makkah, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is also known as minor Hajj, whereas Hajj is known as the major pilgrimage. The word “Umrah” means “to visit a populated place”. Umrah voyage can be taken at any time of the year, according to the Islamic Lunar Calendar. The UK inhabitants need an Umrah visa for this voyage.

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According to Islamic traditions, Umrah means Tawaf around the Kaaba (a cube shape building situated in Grand mosque) and Saee between Safa and Marwah (two small mounts situated inside the Grand Mosque).  Both these rites would only be performed after the state of Ihram. The state of Ihram must be compulsory to perform the Hajj and Umrah.

The performer of Umrah and Hajj is called pilgrim, therefore a pilgrim must enter the state of Ihram before crossing the Miqat. There are five Miqats in Saudi Arabia.

Before entering the state of Ihram, purifying the body is necessary. Covering the face and hands are prohibited in the state of Ihram for women and covering the head is prohibited for men.

Rituals of Umrah:

Tawaf:

This ritual starts from the point of Hajre Aswad which is fitted in the wall of Kaaba. Tawaf is started around the Kabba building by touching and kissing the Hajr e Aswad. In this ritual, 7 times walking around the Kaaba in the direction of anticlockwise must be essential otherwise ritual is not valid. Touching and kissing the Hajre Aswad must be required at each circle if it is not possible due to the crowd of pilgrims around the Kaaba then raising the hand and directing palms toward the point of Black stone is enough.

After all circles, pilgrims should offer two nafls in front of Maqam e Ibrahim.

Note: Women should complete the Tawaf in outer circles. It is required for men to complete circles, as the three with fast speed and four with normal speed.

Saee:

This act is directly related to the wife of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) when she was running 7 times between the two hills (Safa and Marwa) for searching for water. Pilgrims follow this running method for completing this ritual.

Note: Women should complete this ritual normal speed.

Halq or Taqsir:

This is the last ritual of Umrah and after this ritual, pilgrims leave the state of Ihram.

Actually, the method of Halq is for men and the method of Taqsir is for women.

Halq means shaving the head completely and Taqsir means cutting the hairs only for one inch.

After performing these rituals, Umrah is done.

How to Get a Cheap Umrah Package from the UK?

The simple answer to this question is the Travel Agency. If anyone starts to search on the internet then he/she will find many travel agency which has Cheap Umrah Packages with different facilities. The right way is to choose the best travel agency which is ATOL protected, if the agency is not ATOL protected then the travel agency is not trustable. Best package for getting the best facilities is Cheap Umrah Packages All Inclusive From UK.

How to Get an Umrah Visa from the UK?

Umrah Visa can easily be obtained through a Hajj and Umrah visa services provider, Such as Labbaik Hajj Umrah. According to Saudi Arabia rule, people (Muslims) can never get Umrah Visa individually, therefore, they required for this purpose a travel agency.

If anyone goes to Saudi Arabia first time for Umrah then he/she will pay the normal administration fee for visa and if he/she is going for Umrah for the 2nd following year then he/she will pay an extra Umrah Visa (£ 415.5= SAR 2000), therefore, he/she requires a minimum 2 Hijri years gap to avoid the extra fee.

New update from hajj and umrah ministry that Muslims will not pay extra fee 2000 SAR for repeating their Umrah.

Note: Umrah Visa is not issued from 16th Ramadan to the month of Dhul Hijjah, the process of Umrah Visa will start in 2022 after August.