According to Islamic belief, performing Umrah during the month of Ramadan is considered highly sacred and auspicious. Umrah is often referred to as a lesser or minor pilgrimage. Umrah is the sacred ...

UAE Pilgrims Rush For Umrah As Saudi Sees Record Ramadan Crowds . The growing rush comes as Saudi Arabia recorded a historic ...

Mask-clad Muslims circled Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths on Sunday, as Saudi authorities partially resumed the year-round umrah pilgrimage with extensive health precautions ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The government ban on independent umrah only benefits travel agents. The government of Saudi Arabia already made it easy for everyone to perform umrah. The Ministry of Religious ...

Due to concerns over the global spread of the coronavirus — especially in nearby Iran — Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended travel to its holy sites. Millions of Muslims visit the Saudi kingdom ...

What you need to know: The Council is reportedly said to have plotted plans to halt the operations of the Uganda Bureau of Hajj Affairs (UBHA) in organising pilgrimages to Mecca Uganda's Umrah travel ...

This is not the first time the couple has chosen a spiritual milestone to share a personal moment. In March 2024, they revealed the face of their elder son, Zehaan, during an Umrah pilgrimage as well.

Saudi Arabia will open the Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca for Muslims from other countries from Nov. 1, Saudi media reported on Thursday, as the kingdom relaxes measures it had taken to check the spread of ...

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