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The Umrah (Arabic: عُمْرَة, lit. 'to visit a populated place') is an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca , the holiest city for Muslims , located in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia . It can be undertaken at any time of the year, in contrast to the Ḥajj ( / h æ dʒ / ; [ 1 ] " pilgrimage "), which has specific dates according to the Islamic ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca "Haj" redirects here. For other uses, see Hajj (disambiguation) and Haj (disambiguation). Hajj حَجّ Pilgrims at the Al-Masjid Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca on Hajj in 2010 Status Active Genre Religious pilgrimage Begins 8th day of Dhu al-Hijja Ends 12th or 13th ...
Islamic calendar stamp issued at King Khalid International Airport on 10 Rajab 1428 AH (24 July 2007 CE). The Hijri calendar (Arabic: ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, romanized: al-taqwīm al-hijrī), or Arabic calendar, also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days.
8th Month of the Islamic calendar 15 Sha'ban April 8, 2020 Birth of Imam Mahdi/Mid-Sha'ban: Public holiday in Iran, Gargee'an: Ramadan (calendar month) (also called Ramadhan) April 24 - May 23, 2020 9th month of the Islamic calendar 1 Ramadan April 24, 2020 First day of Ramadan Public holiday in Malaysia: 14 Ramadan May 7, 2020 Garangao: 15 Ramadan
The Islamic calendar is based on the synodic period of the Moon's revolution around the Earth, approximately 29 1 ⁄ 2 days. The Islamic calendar alternates months of 29 and 30 days (which begin with the new moon). Twelve of these months make up an Islamic year, which is 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year.
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (MHU) (Arabic: وزارة الحج والعمرة) is a government ministry in Saudi Arabia which is responsible for supervising the facilitation of essential services to the pilgrims arriving in the country for Hajj and Umrah purposes, [1] [2] including overseeing their secure transportation and movement to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
The Great Mosque is the main setting for the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages [55] that occur in the month of Dhu al-Hijja in the Islamic calendar and at any time of the year, respectively. The Hajj pilgrimage is one of the Pillars of Islam, required of all able-bodied Muslims who can afford the trip.
Muslim female passengers arriving to perform Umrah [27] or Hajj must either be accompanied by an immediate male family member such as a father, brother, husband, or son, who must be aged 18 years or older; or be over 45 years of age and travelling within a group of female passengers of the same age, who are accompanied by a group leader until ...