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In How Much Time You Can Perform a Complete Umrah?

Umrah is a minor pilgrimage that a Muslim can perform at any time of the whole year except those the days of Hajj. You can book your Umrah packages 2021 at any time that suits you best according to your work routine. You can perform Umrah multiple times in the same year but Hajj is performed once in a year only at specific dates. You don’t need too many days to perform Umrah as compared to Hajj.

First, you should look for a trusted travel agency that will arrange your Umrah package that includes a complete itinerary. It will include your hotels, visa, flights and ground transportation for Saudi Arabia. Always try to find an ATOL and IATA protected travel agency.

In any case, you should get some data about your Visa, Flight tickets, Hotel booking and so forth with the goal that any organization doesn't cheat on you. These days, there are numerous sources like magazines, television, and radio, however, the most significant and famous source is the web.

Umrah Preparations

1) Umrah Visa

The first most things that every pilgrim needs are an Umrah visa to perform an Umrah. However, by the latest Saudi rules you can perform Umrah on Saudi visit visa. Women under 40 can’t perform Umrah alone on Umrah visa. A woman over the age of twenty-five can travel alone to Saudi Arabia and perform Umrah at her own.

2) Confirmed Flight Tickets

Another important thing that you need before leaving home for Umrah has confirmed Umrah tickets. If you are travelling through an agent ask him to provide you with ticket vouchers before you depart for Umrah. It will help you in preventing any kind of hustle.

3) Confirmed Hotel Vouchers

You should need to book accommodation for one night to remain close to Al-Haram Mosque yet accommodations which are near Haram are costly. The best thought for you is that you should book the lodgings at some good ways from the Kaaba however don't book far away.

Time Required for Performing an Umrah

It doesn’t require days for performing Umrah you can perform all the rituals of Umrah in a maximum time of 4-6 hours with a prayer break during Umrah performance. There are four rituals of Umrah that are ihram, tawaf, Sa'I and taqsir.

You should assume ihram at a miqat point and then make intention of performing Umrah. You can then perform seven rounds of tawaf and then you should perform the ritual of Sa’I. You can stop during tawaf if prayer starts during tawaf. After completing Sa’I men have to shave their head completely and women just need to cut the end of their hair equal in length of a finger. After all of this, your Umrah is done.