Crowding, showing of Umrah season 2015

Hajj is the fifth piller of Islam. Hajj is compulsory for every Muslism once time in life. To ensure a smooth worshiping experience for everyone at the Grand Mosque this Umrah season, the director of the Gates Administration at the mosque in Makkah, Abdullah Al-Tamih, urged pilgrims not to push and shove while entering and exiting the building for prayers.
”We usually face this serious problem during this season. Even though the mosque administration keeps 125 gates open to access all the floors of the Grand Mosque including its basement, we usually face overcrowding,” Al-Tamih told Arab News regarding the beginning of the Perfect Umrah.
The official added that 475 workers including female and temporary recruits work at the gates to welcome and assist the pilgrims. ”Digital sign boards have been placed at the gates to show whether there is any space inside; a green signal means there is space while the red signal is a warning to pilgrims that the mosque is full,” he said.
As part of the third stage of the Grand Mosque’s expansion, the Bab Ali has been reserved to bring in bodies for funeral prayers, while 17 gates have been equipped to welcome pilgrims with special needs.
Al-Tamih pointed out that other workers in his department also play a vital role in ensuring the smooth flow of pilgrims. They make sure that worshippers engage in their prayers without experiencing any kind of crowding or bustle by directing the traffic in and out of the mosque, he said.
His team also prevents pilgrims from bringing food, drinks, suitcases and personal belongings into the mosque, which would inconvenience other worshipers.

Al-Tamih called on pilgrims to cooperate with the gate officials, while maintaining the cleanliness of the mosque.
As part of the activities during the Umrah season, Undersecretary at the General Administration for Guidance, Ibrahim Al-Barkati, told Arab News that his department organizes classes and records sermons and lectures for the pilgrims, as well as the issuance of fatwas. According to Al-Barkati, his department also oversees guidance activities inside and outside the mosque and supervises classes in various languages on the correct form of worship.

How to prepare before going to Hajj and Umrah perform?

Hajj is the obligation on every Muslim at least once in life if a person can afford and is in good health. Being the most sacred and desired experience for the Muslim, it requires some substantial preparation before embarking on this holy spiritual journey.

Intention or Niyah

Intention or Niyah is important art of Islamic code of prayers. Seek the blessing and resources of Allah to perform Hajj and Umrah. If you have strong intention for hajj purely for the pleasure of Allah, you will find resources for the journey of Umrah.

Plan vacation or leave

Hajj takes at least a month to be performed so if you work, then you must ensure that you get one month leave for the performance of Hajj. If you are required to apply for leave in case of government or private employee, apply for leave well in advance so that you could get the required vacation in time to depart for Hajj journey.

Start purchasing required items

For performing Umrah or hajj you need number of items like visa, travel tickets , clothes, and other such things that you feel you would need while performing Hajj. So you need to arrange the visa and ticket well in advance. There are many travel agencies that provide full packages for the Umrah and Hajj. So make your booking well in advance and then also purchase other things that you need in your one month long stay in Makah and medina.

Learn about legal requirements

Every country has its own legal system so you must know the basic laws of the Saudi Arabia because it is a country of quite different laws and many things that are legal in other countries are forbidden in Saudi Arabia. You need a number of legal documents to perform Umrah or Hajj. Make sure your passport has not expired. Be sure to get it, or any other paperwork relating to your residency in your country to be completed before you leave. You can get all essential information from your local Saudi Arabian embassy. Travel agents that offer Perfect Umrah can also help a lot because they are well informed about all the legal requirements and paper work for your hajj travel. If you take their services you can hire them and they will do all your paper work behalf of you and in this way you can be free of all the complications of paperwork.

Hajj and Umrah Guidance

Hajj and Umrah guidance is a stuff that teaches you how to perform Umrah and Hajj. You can get it from the travel agents or Saudi consulate office. It is often available in form of a number of guidebooks on how to perform Hajj/Umrah.  Further Hajj involves number of rituals so you should know how and when such rituals are performed. You should also be aware of all the things that must be avoided during Hajj. All such information is available in Hajj performance Guide.

Physical health and vaccination

For performance of hajj you must be healthy to perform Hajj and should have required vaccination done before embarking on Hajj journey.  These are some basic tips that can help you and facilitate you for the performance of Hajj.

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As symbol of Unity of all Races in Hajj and Umrah

Despite all material development of the world, human beings are not satisfied. Most of the people around us seem depressed and stressed. The real happiness is still out of reach. All the worldly luxuries are adding more emptiness to human soul. People are struggling hard to make their lives full of happiness but happiness eludes us. The wars, crimes, violence and conflicts of the world are rising and humanity is sinking rapidly in the ocean of depression and isolation. Human relations are losing worth and people have become a machine to earn and spend without achieving any happiness. Despite so many scientific inventions and social development, the major part of world is impoverished.

 If we try to go deep into the causes of the bareness of human soul, we find that we have lost one most important aspect of life and that is spirituality. Most of the physiatrist are of opinion that there must be a balance between material and spiritual aspects of life but the problem is that financial requirements for survival and greed for more and more possession is rising which create stress and competition. This greed is the basic cause of our emotional and spiritual problems.

 The best thing about religion is its spiritual aspect. If we are able to understand the true objective of all religions we find that all religions teach compassion and brotherhood. It promotes peace, charity and help for under privileged class of human beings but the tragedy is that we have politicized religions also. Religious clerks behave like politicians and promote hatred and divide. It has become imperative that we should think collectively to promote the real objective of religions that is the promotion of love, peace and spirituality.

 Now days Islam is under sever criticism because of the wrong political reasons. The problems which are rooted in political conflicts are attributed to religions and it has caused great damage to humanity and perception about religions. The urgent need of the time in given circumstances is to promote all such religious teaching, customs and rituals that could promote love, compassion, unity, peace and brotherhood internationally.

 Umrah and hajj pilgrimage are the perfect examples to demonstrate the unity, compassion, peace and brotherhood internationally. The people all around the world get together in cities of makkah and Medina to show the unity and this demonstration of hajj and Umrah truly reflect the real philosophy of Islam that Islam does not discriminate and does not recognize any difference of race, geography, language and financial status. The world needs to learn from this and politicians need to understand what spirit unites these people of different origins.

4 Most Beautiful Thailand Beaches

Thailand has one of the most beautiful beaches on the planet.  For those that have traveled there they know that the beauty of this untouched place makes for some of the best vacations in the world.  This is coupled with the vast amount of historical culture that abounds the countryside and there is never a shortage of things to do in this country.  Because much of this land is untouched by development you will find that relaxation and peaceful living is more than possible.  The reaches of the mighty have not gotten this far and that means that you will get the very best in the vacation arena, especially when it comes to the Thailand beach areas.

Khao Lak is a wonderful Thailand beach.  Just a short drive from the airport, this paradise offers a remote vacation area like no other.  Thanks to the area being largely uninhabited, there is lush rain forest nearby along with a whole host of wildlife to be viewed.  The water remains warm in the November through December months and the fishing and scuba diving is out of this world.

Phuket Thailand Beach is another great spot.  Enjoy this resort November through March.  There is more than enough to do.  It is a bit more crowded than other beaches as this area thrives on the tourism dollars that it brings in.  The scuba diving is top notch in this area and you will also find some of the warmest most clear water in the world.  There are several nearby attractions to keep one busy for quite a few days. This paragraph is sponsored by Airline Umrah travel from UK.

Phi Phi Don Thailand beach is quite the turn around.  Once a remote and nearly unknown place, this Thailand beach came to life when Hollywood came in and filmed a movie here.  It is now considered to be one of the most popular beaches in the entire country and is frequented by many big names.  This is a site that you will not want to miss, as the views are breathtaking and the water warm and inviting.

West Raily Thailand beach is one of the undiscovered diamonds in the rough.  There is very little that is expensive here and one can stay at the “resort” for over a week and barely tap the budget.  The sands are milky white and the water clear.  Scuba diving is very popular here as well as the fishing.  This location is only accessible by long tail boat so plan for a bit of a long ride.

Hajj Perform-Third Day of Hajj

10 Zil Hijjah–Third Day of Hajj

Rami of Jamrah Aqabah In Mina, hit Jamrah Aqabah with seven pebbles one after the other. On account of risk to life, the old, weak or sick persons can perform Rami a little before sunset or at night.
Stop Talbiyah Stop saying Talbiyah when you throw the first pebble. Also don’t stop for du’a. Just go to your residence and do Qurbani (animal sacrifice).
Qurbani (Animal Sacrifice) There are three days designated for qurbani, i.e., 10, 11 or 12 Zil Hijjah. It can be done any time during day or night. It is usually easy to sacrifice an animal on 11 Zil Hijjah. Do qurbani yourself or ask a reliable person to do it for you.
Halq or Qasr After qurbani men should preferably get their whole head shaved (Halq) but it is permissible to cut the hair (Qasr) of their whole head equal in length to a joint of a finger (about an inch). It is also permissible to cut the hair (about an inch) of one fourth of the head. A woman is prohibited to shave her head. She can cut about an inch long hair of one fourth of her head. But according to some scholars it is sufficient for a woman to have a lock of her hair clipped.
• If the sacrifice is postponed till the next two days, Halq or Qasr is also postponed because it comes after the sacrifice.
• Halq or Qasr can be done at any time up to the 12 of Zil Hijjah even if the sacrifice is not postponed. After Halq or Qasr all prohibitions of Ihram are lifted except the private relations between husband and wife which are permissible after Tawaf-e-Ziarah.
• Halq or Qasr in Mina is a Sunnah. But you are allowed to do it anywhere in Haram. If done outside the precincts of Haram, it requires a Dam.
• You have to make sure that Rami, sacrifice and shaving or clipping of the hair are performed in the order in which they are listed otherwise a Dam is required as a penalty.
Tawaf-e-Ziarat Now perform Tawaf-e-Ziarat. It can be performed any time, day or night, from 10 Zil Hijjah to the sunset of 12 Zil Hijjah. Usually it is convenient to do it on 11 Zil Hijjah. Its procedure is similar to that of Tawaf of Umrah and it is essential that you have performed wudu. According to Sunnah this tawaf is to be performed after Rami, sacrifice and shaving or clipping of the hair, and every effort should be made to do that, but the Fard stands discharged even if Tawaf-e-Ziarat is performed prior to all these practices. As mentioned earlier, Halq or Qasr after Qurbani lifts all the prohibitions of Ihram but the private relations between man and wife are permitted only after this Tawaf.
Sa’ey of Hajj After this perform Sa’ey. Its procedure is the same as that of Sa’ey of Umrah. It is a Sunnah to make sure that your wudu is intact
Return to Mina Return to Mina when Sa’ey is done and spend the night there.

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