Islam

Spiritual benefits of performing Umrah?

Umrah holds very importance for Muslims. It is the minor pilgrimage in Islam for Muslims. It is the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet peace be upon Him. It is not an obligatory act. It involves travelling to the holy city of Makah. It can be performed at any time of the year unlike hajj. It gives you many benefits such as purification of soul and heart, closeness to Allah Almighty and forgiveness of sins. Once who can afford it perform it once in a life time. If you want to perform umrah you must book Economy Umrah Packages from Qiblatain UK.

Significance of umrah in Quran

Allah Almighty said in Quran

And complete the Hajj and Umrah for Allah. But if you are prevented, then what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals … (Surah Al Baqarah 2:196).

Rituals of Umrah

These are the rituals of umrah:

Ihram

Ihram is the state of purity in which pilgrims (Men) wear two unstitched white sheets.
One over the shoulders and other around the waist.

Tawaf

In tawaf pilgrims walk around the Holy Kaba and complete seven rounds.
Which shows the unity of Muslims?

Sa’i

Sa’i involves the seven rounds between the mountains of safa and marwah.
Its shows sacrifice of Hazrat Hajra (A.S)

Halq and Taqsir

It is the final step. In which Men shave or trim their hairs and women can only trim their hairs.

Here is detail of spiritual benefits of Umrah:

Spiritual benefits

Source of Forgiveness.
You faith gets stronger.
You get the peace of heart.
Closeness to Allah.
Increase in Patience and trust in Allah Almighty.

One who perform umrah with pure intentions gets the spiritual benefits. If you want to perform umrah in the most spiritual month of Islam especially in the last 10 days of Ramadan. You must consult Qiblatain they will provide you last 10 days Ramadan umrah packages.

Here are the spiritual benefits of Umrah:

Source of forgiveness:

The most important benefits of Umrah is that it is the source of forgiveness.
By performing Umrah pilgrim can seek forgiveness form their sins from Allah Almighty.
When they come for Umrah they seek forgiveness from everyone whom they made hurt.
And they make intention to start a new journey in this way their heart gets clean from past sins.
There is hadith about this in which Prophet (Peace Be Upon) Him said

An Umrah to Umrah is an expiation for what is between them.

(Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim).

This hadith that whoever perform Umrah with pure intention will get the spiritual reward that its past sins got removed.
When pilgrims perform tawaf around kaba their eyes fills with tears and their heart ask for tawbah and Allah is very mercy He granted His people with forgiveness.

Indeed Allah loves those who constantly repent and love those who purify themselves. (Surah Al Baqarah).

Faiths gets stronger:

Ones who perform Umrah their faith gets stronger and fresh.

When pilgrims perform rituals of Umrah such wearing ihram, perform tawaf around kaba, sa’i between the mountains of Safa and marwah. These step makes him believe in the creativity of Allah Almighty.
It makes them realize the oneness of Allah Almighty.

Indeed Allah loves those who constantly repent and love those who purify themselves. (Surah Al-Baqarah).

You get the peace of heart

When you go for Umrah you feel calm in the Holy city of Makah.
Umrah gives you relieve from worldly stress, noise and tensions
When you perform umrah see everyone circulating around the Holy Kaba .This scene gives you calmness of heart and you see the unity between the Muslims this gives you pleasure.
The pain, burden of sins gets removed from your heart.
Umrah is the opportunity for those who wants to get rid from worldly stress.

Closeness to Allah

Umrah gives you opportunity to get closeness to Allah.
When you perform tawaf and do zikr and remember the Allah Almighty in your heart.
Your heart get detach from worldly affairs in this way you get closer to Allah.
When you seek forgiveness from Allah Almighty with pure intention and this act is loved by Allah and you get the closeness of Allah this way.

This is the order of Allah to perform Umrah.

…And commanded Abraham and Ishmael: Purify My House for those who perform Tawaf and those who stay and those who now worship and prostrate in prayer…

(Surah Al Baqarah).

So whoever get the chance to perform umrah must perform it because in this way you get closeness to Allah Almighty.

Increase in patience and trust in Allah

By performing umrah, it will increase patience in your heart and your trust in Allah.
When pilgrims perform sa’i they walk in the remembrance of Hazrat Hajra (A.S). And it gives them lesson of patience and tawwakul in Allah.
These spiritual benefits you get when you perform Umrah with pure intention.

Sobia Iram