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  2. Umrah - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. First Pilgrimage - Wikipedia

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    The First Pilgrimage or Umrah of Dhu'l-Qada (Pilgrimage of the 11th month) was the first pilgrimage that the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the Muslims made after the Migration to Medina. It took place on the morning of the fourth day of Dhu al-Qi'dah 7 AH (629 CE), after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah 6 AH (628 CE). The entire event was three days ...

  4. Ihram clothing - Wikipedia

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    Ihram clothing (Ahram clothing) includes men's and women's garments worn by Muslim people while in a state of Iḥrām, during either of the Islamic pilgrimages, Ḥajj and/or ʿUmrah. The main objective is to avoid attracting attention.

  5. Safa and Marwa - Wikipedia

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    Safa is a small mountain located at the bottom of the Abu Qubais Mountain, about 130 m (430 ft) southeast of the Ka'bah, which is the beginning of the Sa'ee.As for Marwa, it is also a small mountain of white stone, located 300 m (980 ft) to the northeast of the Ka'bah and it is connected to Qaiqan Mountain, marking the end of the Sa'ee.

  6. Incidents during the Hajj - Wikipedia

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    Stoning of the Devil, 2006. The dense, surging crowds, trekking from one station of the pilgrimage to the next, can cause a progressive crowd collapse.At densities above six [2] to seven [3] persons per square meter, individuals cannot move, groups are swept along in waves, individuals jostle to find breath and to avoid falling and being trampled, and hundreds of deaths can occur as a result.

  7. Jati Umra (Amritsar) - Wikipedia

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    Jati Umra is notable for being the ancestral village of Sharif family of Pakistan, also including the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif. [1] [2] In December 2013, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif during India visit also went to the grave of his great-grandfather Mian Mohammad Baksh at the village [3] and offered a holy sheet. [4]

  8. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Hajj - Wikipedia

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    Due to the highly contagious nature of COVID-19 in crowded places, various international travel restrictions, and social distancing recommendations, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah advised Muslims to postpone their pilgrimage until the pandemic was mitigated. [3]

  9. Siti Nurhaliza - Wikipedia

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    Siti Nurhaliza was born on 11 January 1979, in Berek Polis (police barrack) Kampung Awah in Temerloh, Pahang, Malaysia.She is the fourth child in a family of seven siblings born to housewife Siti Salmah Bachik and police officer Tarudin Ismail.