Saturday 22 June 2019

Amazing Tips For Umrah With Elderly Parents



Umrah is a great sacred journey which is only performed in the Al-Haram Mosque and this mosque is placed in Makkah. The city of Makkah is a very sacred city as like the Madina. Umrah is not obligatory for People as Hajj is obligatory for people because Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam. Some worships are very essential in Islam as Salah (prayer) and Fasting of Ramadan whereas Hajj and Zakat are applicable to Muslims when they have the capability to perform these part of Islam.

The total area of Makkah city is 1200 km2 and the number of pilgrims for Hajj are increasing day by day there. Hajj is performed in al-Haram mosque and its surrounding area. It is a great challenge for the Government of Saudi Arabia to manage a large number of pilgrims, therefore, the Government of Saudi Arabia provides Hajj quota for each country of the world every year. It may be impossible for people to perform Hajj and it is not prescribed for those people who cannot bear the expenses of this journey.

There is left one option for everyone to see the holy cities and different holy places which are placed in two cities that is Umrah. This journey only consists of 4 steps, Ihram, Tawaf, Saee, and Cutting the Hairs respectively.

Nowadays, this journey is a little bit expensive due to the increasing value of money and the needs of life are also increasing day by day, so in this situation, people have only one choice that they should select the Cheap Umrah Packages 2022. Best Travel agencies help them in getting such packages for performing Umrah easily.

Everyone can make his/her Umrah journey as memorable and remarkable, only with his/her elderly parents.

Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran:

Your Lord has commanded that you worship none but Him and that you be kind to your parents. If one or both of them reach old age with you, don’t say to them a word of disrespect, or scold them, but say a generous word to them. And act humbly to them is mercy, and say, My Lord, have mercy on them since they cared for me when I was small.”  (Surah; Al-Isra: 23-24)

Abdullah ibn Masud reported that he asked the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him):

Which deed is most beloved to Allah?”
Prophet of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) said, “Prayer at its proper time.”
I asked, “What next?” He (Peace Be Upon Him) replied, “Kindness to parents.”

I asked, “What next?” He replied, “Jihad in the way of Allah.

(Sahih Bukhari)

Allah gives many rewards which maybe uncounted in which one is Jannah, this rewards will be given on Judgment day. If anyone performs Umrah with his/her elderly parents then he/she can’t imagine that what he/she gets from Allah because Allah is very merciful. Many facilities are placed there, anyone can get a wheelchair for his/her elderly parents at airports, mosques, and hotels because the Government of Saudi Arabia is trying to give the best facilities for every person who is coming for Umrah.

Umrah is such an act which plays a big role in bringing people closer to Allah thus everyone should gain spiritual enhancement.

If anyone wants to perform Umrah easily with his/her parents then he/she should select the best time for Umrah which is winter for residents of the UK (United Kingdom), USA (United State of America) and European’s Countries because the climate of Saudi Arabia is desert which means the day is so hot and night is cold. If a person goes to Saudi Arabia in April … October for Umrah with his/her elderly parents then his/her parents may not be able to bear the heat of the day.

Best time for Umrah for all is the month of December, therefore, they should get December Umrah Packages from travel agents, so that, they easily can perform Umrah with their elderly parents.

Saturday 15 June 2019

6 Ziyarat Places In Makkah During Umrah



Millions of Muslims perform Umrah with many wishes. One thing which is special in Umrah is to visit different sacred places which are related to last Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) whereas Umrah is performed in the Al-Haram Mosque where people perform Tawaf (around the Kaaba), Saee (between Safa and Marwa). If anyone performs these rituals of Umrah in the state of Ihram with the intention of Umrah then after that he/she completes the last rituals (cutting the hairs) of Umrah. This is a real method of performing Umrah which is proved by hadiths.

There is no mention anywhere that go to Al-Nabvi mosque for the purpose of completing the Umrah. We should follow the method of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). Allah gives great rewards to those people who perform the Umrah. It is a Sunnah whereas Hajj is an essential Ibadah (worship).

 Most people get help from the travel agency so that they can complete Umrah easily. If any person goes to an agency for Umrah then the agency will offer him different Umrah Packages 2022 and in these packages, he/she gets various facilities to perform Umrah but important offer in these packages are Ziyarat places in Makkah and Madina.

Umrah Ziyarat in Makkah:

Famous sites which are closest to the Masjid al-Haram are listed here.

1-Jannatul Mualla:



Anyone can easily cover the distance of Jannatul Mualla from the Al-Haram mosque in a 10-minute drive. This is an important graveyard as the graveyard of Jannatul Baqi in Madinah. This graveyard takes a specific place because various holy persons are buried there, in which some were relatives of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and some were competitors of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).
 
Some names of holy persons are mention here:

The first wife of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him): Hazrat Khadija (RA)
Uncle of Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him): Hazrat Abu Talib
Great grandfather of Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him): Abd Munaaf
Grandfather of Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him): Abdul Muttalib

2-Masjid Ayesha:



The second name of this mosque is Masjid Taneem. This is the closest Miqat from Makkah for wearing the Ihram during the Umrah and Hajj. The background story of this mosque is related to Hazrat Ayesha who was the third wife of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) because Hazrat Ayesha (RA) wore Ihram at this place. The distance of this mosque from Kaaba is about five miles.

3-The Cave of Hira:



This is a very important cave where our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) received the 1st revelation from Allah SWT through an angel – Hazrat Jibrail (AS). This cave is located at the Jabal Hira (mount of light) which distance from Kaaba is about 2 miles.

4-The Cave of Thawr:



This cave is related to an important event that happened in Islam and this event is a migration of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) and Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A.) from Makkah to Madina. Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) took refuge for 3 days and nights in this cave with his companion when atheists of Makkah was chasing Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) so that they can kill him. When the atheists reached this cave, they saw the spider’s web and dove's nest. They concluded that nobody is here and thereby they did not found Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (RA). The distance of this cave is three to four kilometers from Majid Al-Haram.

5-Jabal Rahmah:



This Mount Arafat or Mount Arafah is a granite hill about 20 kilometers east of central Makkah in the field of Arafat and the height of this mountain is 70 meters. This is also called Mount of Mercy. Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) delivered the Farewell Sermon of Hajj to the Muslims at this moment. Muslims say that Hazrat Adam (RA) and Hazrat Hawa (RA) reunited on earth after falling from Paradise. On the ninth of Dhul Hijjjah Muslims go to Arafat from Mina during the Hajj.

6-Masjid al-Jinn:



Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) was not only Messenger of humans rather He was also Messenger of Jinn. Jinn is a creature of Allah which is made by fire as Human-made by clay. Masjid al-Jinn is located on Al-Haram Mosque road where Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) drew a line for Abdullah bin Masood (RA) who had accompanied him after he had been the command to recite the Holy Quran to the Jinn.

Most of the travel agencies offer these Ziyarats in Makkah when anyone gets Umrah Packages all inclusive from travel agencies. We should not break the rules of Islam because of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) spent his life in teaching the methods of Islam only for us.
May Allah gives us an opportunity to perform Umrah so that we can also visit these sacred places.