A divine path for Muslim is Umrah
journey and Hajj journey. Umrah is called lesser pilgrimage and Hajj is called
major pilgrimage on the basis of rituals. Umrah is a sunnah of Muhammad (Peace Be
Upon Him) while Hajj is a compulsory duty. The rituals of Umrah are only 4 and
the rituals of Hajj are 12. Hajj is compulsory for those people who can be able
to bear all expenses of it. People can easily perform Umrah than Hajj.
People can make Umrah Trip easier
with Umrah Packages with flights. They can get such Umrah Packages anywhere in
the world where they live. This trip completely changed the lives of people
when they come back to their homeland. Every pilgrim experiences some amazing
feelings if he/she has performed Umrah with true intentions.
Umrah trip is started when the
pilgrim leaves his/her house with the intention of Umrah. Umrah rituals start
from Ihram and end on the Halq/Taqsir. Pilgrim cannot enter the area of Haram
without wearing Ihram. It is necessary for him to wear the Ihram at Miqat. Some
people wear Ihram at home and some of them wear at the airport.
In the state of Ihram, some acts are
prohibited on pilgrims if they break the rule of Ihram then their Umrah is not
completed. Pilgrims go towards the Kaaba which is placed in the Masjid
al-Haram. They perform Tawaf around the Kaaba. This step is not easy for
several times because many pilgrims walk around the Kaaba with each other. Some
pilgrims are disabled between us but they want to perform it easily then they
can get help from travel agencies because agencies provide Cheap Umrah Packages
for such people.
Government of Saudi Arabia tries
that every pilgrim can perform Umrah easily and it is a really big challenge
for the Government of Saudi Arabia to manage a crowd of people in a small place
and the rush of people is never less there.
During the Umrah, one person
passes his time in the house of Allah with different people who are not related
to him/her, there is the only relation for everyone which is Islam.
Abu Bakr Siddique (RA) reported
that Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) stated:
“The guests of Allah are 3: The
Ghazi, the Hajji, and the Mutamir”.
Ghazi: the warrior who fights in
Jihad just for the sake of Allah
Hajji: the pilgrim who performs
Hajj
Mutamir: the pilgrim who performs
Umrah
Sunan An-Nasai, vol-3.
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported that
Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) stated:
“From 1 Umrah to another is the
expiation for what comes in between and Hajj Al-Mabrur brings no reward less
than Paradise”.
Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon
Him) stated:
“Perform Hajj and Umrah
consecutively, for they remove poverty and sin as bellows remove impurity from
iron”.
Hazrat Ayesha (RA) stated:
“Whoever greeneries his home only
for the obstinacy of Hajj or Umrah and dies, nothing will be obtainable to him
nor will he have any liability on the day of Reckoning and it will be said to
him, enter into Jannat”.
Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon
Him) stated:
“Jihad of the elderly, the young,
the week and the women is Hajj and Umrah.”
A person should feel lucky if
he/she has been selected for Umrah this year. Umrah is basically a celebration
trip, a celebration of love and peace. Nowadays, everyone is in the middle of
the problems of his/her daily life, he/she will definitely feel the tranquility
during his/her spiritual journey towards the Umrah. This trip allows him to
forget his/her fears, his/her doubts and helps him find the way for everything.
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