Can Umrah Be Performed In One Day

Umrah is a journey to a sacred place for Muslims and this sacred place is called Kaaba. This journey can be undertaken at any time of year except for the days of Hajj. The method of Umrah is so simple than the method of Hajj. Usually, a question raised in the mind of most Muslims that they can perform Umrah in one day or two days and etc.

So simple replay of this question is that Umrah can be done in a few hours, therefore the full day is not required for Umrah. Umrah consists of 4 parts in which one is Ihram, Tawaf, Saee, and Halq or Taqsir.

Individuals get various Umrah Packages for performing Umrah and they get these packages from any Travel agency. For this journey, the travel agency is very important because nobody gets Umrah Visa without any travel agent and it is a rule of Saudi Arabia.

Now it has been cleared that Umrah can be performed in one day.

Types of Umrah Packages:

1-            7 Nights Umrah Package

2-            10 Nights Umrah Package

3-            14 Nights Umrah Package

These all types are available in 3 stars, 4 stars, and 5 stars.

Agencies have many packages, so if any Muslim wants to perform Umrah from the United Kingdom than 7 Nights Umrah Package is suitable for this sacred journey.

How Umrah can be done in one day?

Ihram is a special dress for pilgrims because some acts are prohibited in the state of Ihram and some are allowed in it. It is essential for every pilgrim to wear Ihram before entering in Haram. There are 5 Miqat Places to wear Ihram for every pilgrim except the inhabitants of Makkah. Pilgrims can wear it from his/her home. Some pilgrims can wear Ihrams on the airplane and at the airport.

A Man’s Ihram consists of 2 simple unsewn white sheets. One the sheet is used to cover the upper body and the second sheet is used to cover the lower body.

A Woman’s Ihram does not consist of the unsewn sheet rather it consists of normal dress which a woman wears in normal life. It is preferable for a woman to cover her normal dress with an Abaya and Abaya’s color is not mentioned there but most women wear the black color and white color Abayas.

After reaching the area of Al-Haram Mosque, the first task for all pilgrims is to perform Tawaf. Tawaf means circumambulating the Kaaba. It is a very special part of Umrah which consists of 7 circles around Kaaba. It is started from the point of Hajre Aswad, Hajre Aswad is a black stone which is fitted in the wall of Kaaba. After performing Tawaf, Muslims offer two rakat of nafls in front of Maqam e Ibrahim and then they drink the Zamzam water which is holy water.

After performing this step, Muslim run between two hills of Safa and Marwa and this running process is called Saee which is the third step of Umrah. Women should not run rather they should walk in this step.

Last part of Umrah is Halq or Taqsir. Halq means shaving the head and this process is for men. Taqsir means cutting the hairs and this process is for women. Women should perform this ritual at a secret place rather than public spot such as the hotel.

All steps of Umrah can be performed in 4 to 5 hours.

If Umrah can be performed in 5 to 6 hours then why individuals required 10 Days Umrah Packages All Inclusive.

It is required because there are various sacred places to the visit which are directly related to our Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him).

Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) stated:

“Don’t prepare yourself for a voyage except to three Mosques: Masjid al-Haram, the Mosque of Aqsa and my Mosque.”

 (Sahih al Bukari)