Umrah Planning · Pricing · Updated September 2026 In an Umrah package, “quad” means four people share one hotel room, “triple” three and “double” two. The price is per person, per bed, so a bed in a quad costs the least because the same room is paid for four ways. The hotel, the flight, the...Read More

Umrah Planning · Hotels · Updated September 2026 Madinah’s central area is the ring of hotels that opens directly onto the courtyards of the Prophet’s Mosque, and a hotel inside it puts you 100 to 600 meters from a numbered gate: one to eight minutes on foot, on flat ground, with no street to cross....Read More

Umrah Planning · Hotels · Updated September 2026 In Makkah, “walking distance to the Haram” usually means 200 to 800 meters from the edge of the mosque complex to your hotel door: three to ten minutes at a normal pace, before crowds, heat and elevator queues are added. The meters are measured to the nearest...Read More

First-Time Pilgrims · Miqat Guide · Updated September 2026 For a traveler flying from the USA or Canada, the Miqat is decided by your first city: Madinah first means Ihram at Dhul-Hulayfah by coach; Makkah first means Ihram on the aircraft before it crosses the Miqat line on approach to Jeddah. Jeddah airport is inside...Read More

First-Time Pilgrims · Ihram Guide · Updated September 2026 Ihram is the state a pilgrim enters, by intention at the Miqat, in which nine everyday things become forbidden until the Umrah is finished with a haircut. Men wear two unstitched white sheets; women wear their ordinary modest clothing. The state of Ihram usually lasts four...Read More

Islamic Calendar · 1448–1449 AH · Updated September 2026 Ramadan 1448 begins on Monday, February 8, 2027. Eid al-Fitr is expected Tuesday, March 9, 2027, the Day of Arafah falls on Saturday, May 15, 2027, and Eid al-Adha on Sunday, May 16, 2027. Those four dates carry the rest of the year for most families....Read More