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

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

Planning Your Umrah · Itinerary Guide · Updated September 2026 For most first-time pilgrims from the USA and Canada, Madinah first is the better order: no Ihram on the plane, two calm days to recover, and Ihram at Dhul-Hulayfah when you are rested. Makkah first is not wrong — it suits experienced travelers, short trips...Read More

First-Time Pilgrims · What to Expect · Updated September 2026 A first Umrah from the USA is usually nine or ten nights: two days of travel, three or four days in Madinah, the Umrah itself on the day you move to Makkah, and four to six days of prayer at the Haram. You will be...Read More