
Prophet Muhammed’s (SAWS) Hajj and Umrah
Prophet Muhammed (SAWS) performed a total of four
Umrahs and one Hajj, which were as follows:First Umrah (6th Hijri): This first
journey resulted in the Treaty of Hudaibiya. Over 1,400 Muslims
put on ihram with Prophet Muhammed (SAWS) in Madinah,…

RULES OF IHRAM
Ihram is the name of the garment that the male
Muslim wears, as well as the state that the pilgrim enters once they have made
the intention to make Hajj or Umrah.The reasons for wearing the ihram are: to make the
person humble, as whether the pers…

How to wear Ihram
The ihram is made up of two white
unsewn sheets. To put it on:
Stand with your feet apart to create the right
shape, and hold the first sheet behind you, before wrapping one length of the
sheet over the other in front of you.Once you have wrapped…

Protect Yourself from Hajj Fraud
Unfortunately,
every year a number of Muslims fall victim to Hajj fraud. This can occur in a
number of ways, for example paying for a Hajj package by bank transfer and
hearing no more about it, or even getting to Makkah or Medina and finding that…

Makkah: 1887 And Now
The photographs below were taken by Al Sayyid Abd al Ghaffar and they
depict the extent to which the number of pilgrims travelling to do Hajj has
increased over the last century. Over two million Muslims travel to complete
Hajj every year nowadays…