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.
Umrah can be performed at any time of the year, but it’s especially significant for those who are performing Hajj. After Hajj, Umrah can be performed at any time during the Tashreeq Days, which are the three days following Eid al-Adha (the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah). These days are from the 11th to the 13th of Dhu al-Hijjah, and it's permissible to perform Umrah during this period. However, the most common practice is for pilgrims to perform Umrah before Hajj, during the months of Shawwal, Dhu al-Qi’dah, and the first few days of Dhu al-Hijjah before Hajj officially starts. If you are already in Mecca for Hajj, and once the rites of Hajj are completed, you can also choose to perform Tawaf al-Ifadah (a significant part of Hajj) and then do an Umrah after the major rituals, as long as it falls within the permitted timeframes. To get more info about Umrah contact Superb Umrah.
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..
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
For women, hajj or umrah is considered as jihad, according to a hadith that was narrated by A'isha:O Messenger of Allaah, do women have to engage in jihad? He said: "Jihad in which there is no fighting: Hajj and 'Umrah.