Umrah guide · Before, during & after · Updated September 2026 Most Umrah mistakes happen at four points: crossing the Miqat without Ihram, small errors in Tawaf, cutting too little hair at the end, and missing Saudi permit rules that have nothing to do with the rituals. Almost all of them are easy to avoid...Read More

Umrah Transport · Guide · Updated September 2026 The Haramain High-Speed Train links Makkah and Madinah in about two to two and three-quarter hours, against roughly six hours by road. It also connects both cities directly to Terminal 1 at Jeddah airport: about 45 minutes to Makkah and about 1 hour 45 minutes to Madinah....Read More

Ramadan in the Haram · Updated September 2026 The last ten nights in Makkah are the most crowded nights of the Islamic year: long prayers after Isha, a second prayer after midnight, then suhoor and Fajr, with millions in the Grand Mosque on the 27th and 29th nights. In 2027 they are expected to begin...Read More

Ramadan 1448 · Umrah planning · Updated September 2026 Ramadan 2027 is expected to run from Monday, February 8 to Monday, March 8, with Eid al-Fitr on or near Tuesday, March 9. The last ten nights are expected to begin on the evening of Saturday, February 27. Saudi Arabia has also published the 1448 Umrah...Read More