Differences between Umrah and Hajj

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Sep 29 '20 | By Abdulmaaz | 492 Profile Views | support user content | Comments: 0

Umrah and Hajj are the two worships that are performed in a sacred place of Islam known as Makkah. These two worships are most rewarding for the Muslim Ummah. Muslims always have a keen desire to perform these worships in the house of Allah Almighty by booking best travel packages for Hajj and Umrah by Umrah Experts. Muslims like to perform these two worships because these are performed in the places where our Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) used to perform worships. 


Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) spent his whole life in Makkah and Madinah. He loved Makkah too much because Makkah was his birth place. When the enemies of Islam compelled him to leave Makkah and Allah ordered him to migrate to Madinah, he said to Makkah in these words that Makkah I love the most but people of Makkah are not letting me to stay here. They are compelling me to leave this place. From these words of Holy Prophet we guess the importance of Makkah in his life. He performed a single Hajj in his whole life. To see the places where Holy Prophet spent his life Muslims go to perform Hajj or Umrah in Makkah. 


Hajj and Umrah are the two different worships and they have some similar rituals. Rituals of Umrah are less than rituals of Hajj. Hajj is a big pilgrimage therefore pilgrims have to do some extra tasks in it. It has greater reward than Umrah but most of the Muslims like to perform Umrah because it can be performed in any month. While the Hajj has a specific time to be performed that is the month of Dhu al-Hajjah. In this month days are specific in which hajj is performed. Without these days Hajj cannot be performed. So Muslims choose to perform Umrah. 


On the other hand Umrah is cheaper than Hajj. Those Muslims who cannot perform Hajj due to insufficient money they choose to perform umrah because they wish to visit the sacred places of Islam. Umrah is more suitable for them as compared to Hajj. Hajj is expensive therefore most of the people cannot afford it. But it is compulsory for those who can afford its expenses and also support their family expenses when they are on a journey for Hajj. Umrah is not compulsory. 


Some tasks of Hajj are extra that are not in Umrah. These are: sacrificing the animal, throwing stones at Devil, going to Arafat, staying at Mina and Muzdalifah. These tasks are extra in Hajj. Umrah duration is shorter than Hajj. 


Although Umrah and Hajj both are different but they provide a chance to Muslims to see the most sacred places of Islam. It is the love of Makkah and Madinah that attracts Muslims to itself. Allah becomes happy when a Muslims visits the places that are most liked by Him in the whole world. 


Umrah is not compulsory on the other hand Hajj is compulsory. Those who have short incomes and have a desire to go to Makkah and Madinah but cannot afford Hajj, those can perform Umrah in lesser amount than Hajj. Most of the people book online tickets for cheap Hajj packages and Umrah through the companies like Islamic travel. These travel agencies provide you different kinds of packages. 


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