Labayek Allahuma Umrah
(Here I am O Allah making ‘Umraah)
Umrah, one of the great virtues in Islam for the Muslims. It is not binding for the entire Ummah yet obligatory for those who are capable to perform Umrah, physically and financially. People around the world reaches to the Makah, Saudi Arabia, for this sacred cause. Umrah was as hard as of Hajj previously, but it’s not that much hard task now. As many travel agents are there who provides easy Umrah Packages UK. These cheap Umrah packages are designed as per the quantum of the payment capacity of the customer.
To perform Hajj and Umrah is the strong wish in the heart of every Muslim. As Umrah is also known as minor Pilgrimage. There are billions of people who reach Makah to perform Umrah around the year. Most of them like to take an Umrah Package to perform this religious obligation. Umrah is an Arabic term which means to visit a populated place. According to Muslim sharia Umrah is quite easy then Hajj although it resembles much more to Hajj. Umrah can be undertaken at any time during the year. In Islam, Umrah constitutes by Tawaf-e-Ka’aba, Sa’ee between Safa and Marwah and trimming or shaving of head.
Muslims abide by certain precautions while performing the Umrah. They perform a series of ritual acts of faith which represents their solidarity with the Muslim World. This starts with, wearing of white Ahraam. Ahraam is the specified dress or uniform which needs to put on with the intention of Umrah. Being in the same clothes without any discrimination of white and black, rich and poor or superior and inferior, shows a living example of Muslim solidarity. It represents that all the Muslims are same before Allah.
Most of the people wear Ahraam from their homes and make a Niyat (intention) of Umrah, by offering Nawafil and sacred verse specified for Umrah. Although it is compulsive to wear just before you reach Meeqat.
Performing Tawaf if actually the first step of Umrah. Tawaaf means circling the Ka’aba seven times in an anticlockwise direction. Hajr-e-Aswad is the starting point of Tawaaf-e-Ka’aba. The rapid walking seven times back and forth between the hills of Safa and Marwah is known as Sa’ee. The Sa’ee is performed in memory of the act of Hajara’s frantic search for water to satisfy the thirst of her baby Ismaeel A.S. The Umrah just completed with the performance of Halq, which simply means cutting of hair. After the compilation of all the manasikat e Umrah, the pilgrim can come out of the Ahraam. Its on you either you perform a single Umrah or you can go for more.
Although it’s not a part of rituals in a series of Umrah, most pilgrims drink water from the well of ZamZam. The peak times of Umrah since ever, are the days before, during and after Hajj, but as it is not possible for everyone to get approach to this Sacred House of Allah during these days, so people reach as to their convenience and availability. The travel agents are almost available to make every part and parcel of your Umrah convenient for you, by providing you cheap Umrah Package from any best umrah travel agency UK.
