IMPORTANCE OF PERFORMING UMRAH

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Umrah is a holiest visit of Muslims across to the Mecca. Literally, word Umrah means to visit the place which is popular. Like Hajj, the Umrah has great and immense value and rewards in Islam. For this purpose, there are so many travel agencies working who are giving the suitable Umrah packages to peoples, for taking their way ahead to the Mecca, more easily.

The Umrah is placed at a high level of spiritual purity for all the Muslims. It is neither imperatively or directly, obligatory for the Muslims, but Umrah is aSunnat-e-muwwaqada for them. Umrah apparently quite resembles to the Hajj that is because, every Hajj is accompanied by prior Umrah. But it is almost unlike Hajj; Umrah can be performed anytime during the whole year.

The bounties of performing Umrah are uncountable and enormous, which may easily be traced in the Holy Quran and from the Hadiths of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). There are so many virtues for a person who performs Umrah correctly. The blessings and rituals of performing Umrah are endless for the Muslims who correctly perform it. Umrah is the act which purifies the heart, spirit and the soul of the Muslim. The huge credit of the Umrah, drag the Muslims from the different corners around the globe to the Haram. The Umrah packages that are offered by many travel firms are the easiest way to reach the sacred land. Performing Hajj is obligatory while performing Umrah is not obligatory, but it’s a Sunnah. To perform Umrah in the month of Ramadan gives great rewards to Muslim who perform Umrah.

Umrah is a sacred journey which is performed by most of Muslims from all around the world at least once in their lives. Although a large number of Muslims perform Umrah throughout year but many of the pilgrims get irritated and confused during their sacred trip to Mecca because of ignoring some essential things that must be kept in mind while performing the most significant worship of their lives. Many of the pilgrims travel to the Holy city of Mecca for performing Umrah but most of the people do not know even about the essential and main rites Umrah, that how to they perform Umrah according to the sacred way of Sunnah of  our beloved Prophet (PBUH).

So, it is very important to learn all the ways and acts and ritual of performing Umrah. A person should also learn to keep away from doing ordinary mistakes that most of the pilgrims make during sacred journey. When a person do the Niyyah of Umrah which means the intention of the Umrah and utters Talbiyah, assured halal, means some of the allowed things become haraam for him. A pilgrim wears Ihraam, for male there are two sheets that a pilgrim wears for Hajj or Umrah are very well known as Ihram, but a woman can wear their normal clothing without covering their face (veil) and hands.

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