A few days ago I returned home to London after spending a week in Saudi Arabia performing the 'Umrah'. Umrah is a mini-form of the main Pilgrimage, Hajj, that Muslims undertake to Makkah. How does one perform the Umrah? Before reaching the boundary points of Makkah, male pilgrims wear two simple pieces of cloth known as the ‘Ihram’. This simple clothing removes any trace of wealth, pomp, status and position; symbolising our equality before God. Pilgrims then also enter psychological state also known as ‘Ihram’, in which they cannot even kill a fly.
Umrah: The Sacred Pilgrimage
Umrah: The Sacred Pilgrimage
Umrah: The Sacred Pilgrimage
A few days ago I returned home to London after spending a week in Saudi Arabia performing the 'Umrah'. Umrah is a mini-form of the main Pilgrimage, Hajj, that Muslims undertake to Makkah. How does one perform the Umrah? Before reaching the boundary points of Makkah, male pilgrims wear two simple pieces of cloth known as the ‘Ihram’. This simple clothing removes any trace of wealth, pomp, status and position; symbolising our equality before God. Pilgrims then also enter psychological state also known as ‘Ihram’, in which they cannot even kill a fly.