Umrah like any other act of worship has some particular practices to perform in order to get its actual blessings. Most of the pilgrims book Cheap All Inclusive Umrah Packages for the performance of Umrah Pilgrimage. Umrah consists of 4 components including firstly getting into Ihram state with umrah niyah and  reciting talbiyah in this condition, secondly performing Tawaf of Kabbah which is follow by a prayer, thirdly performing Sa’i and in last doing Halq and Taqsir.

Ihram

Ihram is a state in which pilgrims enter when reach at place of Miqat. It’s an obligatory act in Umrah. Purity of body comprising of ghusl, clipping nails, removal of unwanted hair is essential before wearing Ihram attire. Men wear 2 unstitched pieces of white shawl. Piece of shawl that is wrap on body above the waist is called “rida” and one that is wrap around waist is called “izar”. Women not have a specific color or design for ihram clothing they can wear any loose fitting dress with a head scarf.

Following putting Ihram attire, pilgrims offer 2 rakhas of a Sunnah prayer known as Salah al-ihram. When pilgrims reach at Miqat Or near to this point niyyah is make by pilgrims for which some following duas are recite:

• Allāhumma innī urīdu l-ʿUmrata fa yassirhā lī wa taqabbalhā minnī.

Allah, I intend to perform Umrah, so make it easy for me and accept it from me.

• Labbayka Llāhumma ʿUmrah.

Allah, here I am to perform Umrah.

Afterwards pilgrims have to recite talbiyah to authenticate their niyyah of Umrah.

• Labbayka Llāhumma labbayk, labbayka lā sharīka laka labbayk, inna l-ḥamda wa n-niʿmata, laka wa l-mulk, lā sharīka lak.

At Your service, Allah, at Your service. At Your service, You have no partner, at Your service. Truly all praise, favor and sovereignty are Yours. You have no partner.

Tawaf

When pilgrims reach at Mataf area men uncover their right shoulder this is called “Istibaa”. When pilgrims enter Masjid al-Haram the first thing they do is walking around Kabbah which is called Tawaf. While performing the Tawaf with the Family Umrah Packages from UK can be a challenging task, so you should plan earlier for the Tawaf. For this purpose pilgrims make 7 rounds around kabbah in anticlockwise direction. Tawaf starts from that corner of kabbah where Hajar al-Aswad is. In the first 3 circuits men walk hastily which is known as “Ramal”, while in remaining 4 circuits their walking speed is normal. Pilgrims have to touch or point towards Ruk al-Yamani in each round of Tawaf. Following supplication is recite by pilgrims at this state:

• Rabbanā ātinā fi d-dunyā ḥasanatan wa fi l-ākhirati ḥasanatan wa qinā ʿadhāba n-nār
• O our Lord! Grant us good in this world, good in the hereafter, and save us from the punishment of the Hellfire.

Tawaf is follow by a Salah preferably at Muqam Ibrahim, but if not possible then can pray anywhere else in Masjid al-haram.

Sa’i

This practice includes walking back and forth on 2 small hills of Safa and Marwa. Purpose of performing of this act is to recall that situation of Hajra i.e. wife of prophet Ibrahim, when she was searching water for her son i.e. Prophet Ismael.7 circuits are make between these 2 hills. Before initiating sa’i it’s recommended that pilgrims kiss, touch or point towards black stone. When green light area reach pilgrims run.

At the start of sa’i following dua is recite

• “INNAS SAFAA WAL-MARWATA MIN SHA’AA’IR-ILLAH”

Halq and Taqsir

When all above acts are complete then men shave their head i.e. halq, and women cut their hair at least an inch i.e.taqsir, to come out from Ihram state. After completing this step pilgrims return to their normal condition.