1. Ihram
Ghusl karein, nakhun aur ghair-zaroori baal pehle hi saaf kar lein. Men wear two unstitched white cloths, izar at the waist, rida over the shoulders. Women wear ordinary modest dress with the face and hands uncovered.
Sabse aam ghalti: ihram baandhne ke baad khushbudar sabun ya deodorant lagana. Yeh ihram tod deta hai, buy unscented products in India before you travel.
2. Miqat
India se Jeddah jaane wali flights Yalamlam se guzarti hain, announced roughly 30 minutes before landing. Madinah hokar jaane walon ka miqat Dhul Hulayfah (Abyar Ali) hai.
Crossing the miqat without ihram carries a penalty, either a sacrifice, or returning to the boundary.
3. Tawaf
Hajr-e-Aswad ke kone se shuru karein, a green light on the opposite wall marks it. Kaaba ko baayein taraf rakhte hue saat chakkar poore karein.
Men perform ramal (a brisk walk) in the first three circuits and idtiba (right shoulder bare) throughout. In heavy crowds both are simply omitted.
Bheed ke waqt pehli manzil dugni doori ki hai magar aksar aadha waqt leti hai. The roof is calmest of all.
4. Sai
Safa se shuru, Marwah par khatam. Saat phere hain, saat aane-jaane nahin. Safa se Marwah ek phera hai. Agar aap Safa par khatam kar rahe hain to ginti ghalat hai.
Poora raasta about 3.15 km hai, flat marble par aur poori tarah air-conditioned. Wheelchair ke liye alag raasta hai.
5. Halq ya taqsir
Men shave the head (halq) or trim it evenly (taqsir); halq mein zyada sawab hai. Women cut a fingertip length from the end of their hair.
Iske baad Umrah mukammal ho jaata hai aur ihram ki saari pabandiyan khatam. Use a licensed barbershop with sterilised blades.
Questions
Umrah kaise kiya jaata hai?
Miqat se pehle ihram baandhein, Kaaba ke saat tawaf karein, Maqam-e-Ibrahim ke peeche do rakat padhein aur Zamzam piyein, Safa aur Marwah ke darmiyan saat sai karein, phir halq ya taqsir karayein. Poore arkan mein 3 se 5 ghante lagte hain.
Sai saat baar hai ya chaudah?
Saat phere hain, saat aane-jaane nahin. Safa se Marwah tak jaana ek phera hai aur Marwah se Safa wapas aana doosra. Saatvan phera Marwah par khatam hota hai.
Ihram kin cheezon se tootta hai?
Khushbu lagana, baal ya nakhun kaatna, mardon ka sar dhakna ya auraton ka chehra dhakna, mardon ka sila hua kapda pehenna, shikar karna, aur jhagda karna. Sabse aam ghalti ihram ke baad khushbudar sabun lagana hai.
Umrah mein kitna waqt lagta hai?
Arkan mein 3 se 5 ghante. Tawaf mein 45 se 90 minute, sai mein 40 se 70 minute, aur halq mein takreeban 10 minute.