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3 HARAMS TOUR
Valid from January till April 2012 |
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Accommodation:
Includes: - Airfares, all taxes, transfers, accommodation, Ziyarets, breakfasts and visas Excludes: - Border taxes, gratuities and items of a personal nature. From R 22 950 pps (DBL) Please note that prices, packages and airfares are subject to availability, change, price and currency fluctuations. Please call in for the detailed itinerary. T & C Apply. E & OE. Book before the 20 March 2012
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BRONZE UMRAH PACKAGE
Valid from January till April 2012 |
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| - 7 nights Durrat Andalus - RO Package Includes: - Accommodation and visas only Excludes: - Airfares From R 5 270 pps (DBL) Prices and packages are subject to availability, price and currency fluctuations and changes.
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SILVER UMRAH PACKAGE
Valid from January till April 2012 |
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| - 7 nights Sofaara Al Huda - BB Package Includes: - Accommodation and visas only Excludes: - Airfares From R 7 685 pps (DBL) Prices and packages are subject to availability, price and currency fluctuations and changes.
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GOLD UMRAH PACKAGE
Valid from January till April 2012 |
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| - 7 nights Royal Dyar - BB Package Includes: - Accommodation and visas only Excludes: - Airfares From R 8 895 pps (DBL) Prices and packages are subject to availability, price and currency fluctuations and changes.
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PLATINUM UMRAH PACKAGE
Valid from January till April 2012 |
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| - 7 nights Hilton Hotel - BB Package Includes: - Accommodation and visas only Excludes: - Airfares From R 12 605 pps (DBL) Prices and packages are subject to availability, price and currency fluctuations and changes.
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What is Umrah? The Umrah is a pilgrimage to Makkah, Saudi Arabia, performed by Muslims that can be undertaken at any time of the year. In Arabic, Umrah means "to visit a populated place". It is sometimes called the 'minor pilgrimage' or 'lesser pilgrimage', the Hajj being the 'major' pilgrimage and which is compulsory for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it. The Umrah is not compulsory but highly recommended. • The pilgrim performs a series of ritual acts symbolic of the lives of Ibrahim (AS) and his second wife Hajar and of solidarity with Muslims worldwide. These acts of faith are: • Perform a tawaf, which consists of circling the Kaabah seven times in an anticlockwise direction. Men are encouraged to do this three times at a hurried pace, followed by four times more closely, at a leisurely pace.[1] • Perform a sa'i ", which means rapidly walking seven times back and forth between the hills of Safa and Marwah. This is a re-enactment of Hajar's frantic search for water. The baby Ismail (AS) cried and hit the ground with his foot (some versions of the story say that an angel scraped his foot or the tip of his wing along the ground) and water miraculously sprang forth. This source of water is today called the Well of Zamzam. • Perform a halq or taqsir, meaning a cutting of the hair. A taqsir is a partial shortening of the hair whereas a halq is a complete shave of the head. Woman a little amount of hair only. These rituals complete the Umrah, and the pilgrim can choose to go out of Ihram. Although not a part of the ritual, most pilgrims drink water from the Well of Zamzam. arious Islamic Sects perform these rituals with slightly different methods. The peak times of pilgrimage are the days before, during and after the Hajj and during the last ten days of Ramadan. Types of Umrah There are two types of Umrah, depending on whether one wishes to combine the Umrah with Hajj: Al-Umrat al mufradah refers to Umrah that is performed independently of Hajj. Umrat al-tammatu refers to Umrah that is performed in conjunction with Hajj. More precisely, the rituals of the Umrah are performed first
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