What is Umrah and Its performance Method?

In Arabic, the word '"Umrah" is derived from the word of I'timar, which means "to visit. However, in Islamic terms, Umrah means walking around the Kaaba, walking between Safa and Marwah. The Muslims shave the head or cut the hairs in Umrah. It can be performed along with Hajj and on other days as well.

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How to Performing Umrah?

If you are planning to do Umrah, there are several specific customs and traditions whom you will take along the way. These include completing the tawaf around Kabah and doing Sai between the hills of Safa and Marwah, as well as entering the state of Ihram. However,  Muslims should keep this thought at the time of performing Umrah that going to places of Mina, Muzdalifah or Arafat is not part of Umrah.

What is Umrah PROCEDURE?

In the method of Hajj and Umrah, there are only 4 rituals of Umrah that are performed like the rituals of Hajj. Umrah procedure starts from wearing Ihram at selected points, that are located outside Makkah and are called Meeqat. It includes the following three basic rituals:
1. Ihram
2. Tawaf
3. Sai
4 Halq and Taqseer

(Ihram)

The literal meaning of Ihram is "prohibiting". Ihram is a holy state in which a Muslim enters at the time of performing Hajj or Umrah. Ihram consists of two pieces in white colour. The pilgrims should enter the state of Ihram before passing Meeqat. The rituals of Hajj and 'Umrah begin by entering Ihram. It is advisable to perform cleansing rituals before wearing ihram clothing.

(Tawaf)

Tawaaf means walking around the Kaaba seven times. This is the most important duty of the Umrah and the Hajj, without which both the Ummah and the Hajj are incomplete.
Ibn Abbas reported that Allah’s Prophet (PBUH) said that every day, Allah shower 120 folds of His mercy on His servants who visit Allah’s home and perform Hajj and Umrah. Just sixty folds of these are specifically for those people who perform Tawaf in a particular manner, 40 folds are for those who pray at Kaaba and 20 folds for those who look at the Kaaba.

(Sai)

Safa and Marwa are two holy hills located in Makkah. Memories of the holy Safa and the Marwa hills are from Bibi Hajra and Ismail. Allah had commanded to Abraham, to leave his wife Bibi Hajra and son Ismail (as) in the desert of Saudi Arabia where two Safa and Marwah hills are located. Ibrahim (AS) was a prophet of Allah and he fulfiled the command of his Lord.

So he left his wife and child alone in the desert with a little water. When the infant Ismail (AS) started to cry for water, his mother completed seven rounds in search of water between Safa and Marwah and at a certain place where he could not see her son, she ran fast.
From that day, Muslims perform the Sai ritual with running seven times between two hills Safa and Marwah

(Halq and Taqseer)

The Halq refers to shaving the entire head and Taqsir involves trimming the hair on the head for at least one inch. Halq and Taqseer is a compulsory process. Halq for Men and Taqsir for women is Sunnah in Umrah.

What is the major benefit of performing Umrah?

While Hajj is compulsory, Umrah is Sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad. In Hadith Number 2626 of Sunan AL-Nisai, Vol 3 states that three people are guests of Allah; one who does Jihad, one who goes on hajj and one who goes on Umrah.

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