Allama Muhammad Iqbal Never Went for hajj .. Although he was a great Muslim scholar and poet .. but dont know whats the reason that he never went for hajj .. many people say that he had wrote a letter to his dad in which he mentioned that i feel afraid from going for hajj .. i think i wont come back .... now i dont know what actually HE meant by saying this ..
To perform Umrah, Hajj or offer prayer in the Haram-i-Pak.
There are two types of pilgrimage, Umrah and Hajj.. Umrah can be performed during any month of the year while hajj is performed annually. Performing umrah is highly recommended while hajj is obligatory for everyone who has the means and circumstance to perform hajj. Both the pilgrimages are different, thought it has similar procedures..
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Hajj is performed only in the month of Zil Hajjah, the last month of Islamic calendar. Many of the Muslims go to Mecca to perform Umrah, mini Hajj, in the sacred month of Ramazan. Performing Umrah in Ramazan enjoys more blessings of Almighty Allah than Umrah performed in other months.
Mecca (Makka) is the most sacred city of the Muslims. The Muslims visit Makka Mukarma to perform Hajj and Umrah. It is located in Saudi Arabia.
Two white untailored sheets of cloth are required to put on during Hajj and Umrah. But after completing Umrah or hajj, the pilgrims put on routine clothes while performing Tawaf and saying prayers.
As-salāmu 'alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Akhbari Hajj refers to every normal Hajj. It is called Akhbari Hajj(big Hajj) to distinguish it from Umrah which is called Hajj-e-Asghar (small Hajj). However, if the day of Arafaat is a Friday, the reward for such a Hajj is 70 times more. Please visit this site for hajj & umrah bookings. muslimsholytravel.co.uk
For many reasons , Just to pray and praise Allah ( GOD ) , Perform "Umrah" which is one of the ways Muslims can worship their GOD , Perform Hajj which is the 5th pillar if Islam .
Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) performed one and only hajj in the 10th Year of Hijra.It was the Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) first and last Hajj.He performed four UMRAH's in his whole life.
Only Hajis (pilgrims) put on Ihram while performing Umrah or Hajj. After completing Umrah or Hajj, the pilgrims put off Ihram and wear normal routine clothes.
If it is a woman then she should go with a Mah'ram, if she can not find a suitable Mah'ram then it is permissable for her to attend Hajj or Umrah with a trusted male friend. There are many Hajj and Umrah organisers and since Saudi only allow people to attend Hajj or umrah in large groups you have to go through one of these. There are many just google around a bit, good ones such as ; http://www.hajjandumrah.net/ lots more inshallah.