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When Is Best Time to Perform Umrah at Mecca Grand Mosque?

9:18 - November 25, 2023
News ID: 3486148
MECCA (IQNA) – A Saudi official offered Umrah pilgrims a piece of advice on when is the best time to perform Umrah at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca.

Pilgrims at Mecca Grand Mosque

 

Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq Al-Rabiah advised pilgrims that the best timing to perform Umrah pilgrimage in the morning is from 7:30 until 10:30 and in the evening from 11:00 pm until 2:00 am.

The minister said in a statement on his X account that the least crowded weekly days for the performance of the Umrah ritual is Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday.

The minister’s advisory came at a time when the Grand Mosque is witnessing a huge influx of Umrah performers coming from all over the world.

Al-Rabiah said that Mecca has been witnessing very pleasant weather these days and this enables the pilgrims to perform their rituals in ease and comfort in an air of spirituality.

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Umrah is a pilgrimage to Mecca which Muslims can take at any time of the year, unlike Hajj pilgrimage that can be performed only in the first days of the lunar Hijri month of Dhul Hajja.

 

Source: Saudi Gazette

 

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