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Best Age To Perform Umrah

Best Age To Perform Umrah: Travel for Umrah presents a blog on “Best age to perform Umrah” so that our customers can have an idea what is the best age to perform Umrah in which you will be able to know about the religion well as well as you will be able to take a good care of yourself.

Plan To Shade The Mataf Area

Plan To Shade The Mataf Area: The Mataf is the area inside Masjid al Haram where pilgrims perform Tawaf. The white area surrounding the Holy Kabah is referred as Mataf Area. Allah Almighty SWT said in the Holy Quran about this area; “We ordered Prophet Ibrahim AS and Ismail AS (saying), clean My house (the Kabah) for those who perform Tawaf, ... Read more

Steps to Book Cheap Umrah Packages Online

Umrah is the minor pilgrimage that is the source of great ambiance’s satisfaction. It is the way to clean your soul and remove your past sins by asking forgiveness by the Lord who created us all. Performance of Umrah and planning for this holy journey is the cradle of utmost happiness and prestige for the pilgrims. But before anything else to plan, the very first thing you have to think about is to search for your Umrah package. The advancement of technology has now eased up the workings in every aspect of life and even in opting your Umrah package. 
You can now have the facility to choose your Umrah package online and now it is just a click away from you. Many of the Umrah travel agencies including our reliable site “Travel for Umrah” offer numerous Umrah packages in accordance to your need and comfort. In this blog we will give you an idea how to select your Umrah package online without being in any sort of trouble. To avoid and minimize any bothering situation in the future, make it certain that the travel agency you are selecting for your trip is a reliable one and has good reputation in the market. Travel for Umrah will be best for you to opt as we value our customers and their priorities the most.
The very first step of booking cheap Umrah Package online is to call to the number given by the Umrah and Hajj travel agency that you opt. call the relevant number and select your most suitable Umrah package. It can be 3 star, 4 star or 5 star. 3 star Umrah package offers pocket friendly and budget non- straining package, 4 stat packages are moderate one and 5 star Umrah packages bestow the luxury and grace that everyone wants to have. You can opt among the packages in accordance to your budget and desire.
After selecting the package, the next thing you have to do is to reserve your flight. For the purpose, you will obviously have to pay. You can pay in cash for your flight. The airline that you are opting will give 1 day time to reserve the flight in the high season like December or Ramadhan season because many of the pilgrims wish to perform Umrah in these two seasons because of their many advantages over the other times of the year. Also the month of Ramadhan is the most blessed one and performing Umrah in this season will bring the virtue of one good deed multiplied by several thousand times. In low season, like in extremely hot season (June- July) the time for the reservation of flights can be 4 to 5 days.
Then comes your personal information and documentation. Submit your passport that must be 6 months valid with 2 passport sized photographs. Your documentation also requires a meningitis certificate which should be brought by a reliable doctor, hospital or clinic and should be attached with your passport. Meningitis certificate will be needed when you are departing on the immigration counter. The disease is infectious and can be transferred from one person to the other. The certificate showing the absence of the disease is the assurance of the health of millions.
After doing all the paper work, you then can rush towards your accommodation. Choose the hotel that suits you the best in regards to facilities and budget. Try to select the hotels near Haram Shareef so it will be easy for you to move back and forth. But for sure, they are a bit expensive as compare to those who are farther from the Grand Mosque. On doing all the selecting and opting, your reservation will be completed and your visa will arrived after some days as per time given by the office.
Your final payment will be collected when your passport will be arrived and you will go to collect your passport. Passport processing time is maximum of 2 weeks but if you are in a rush then you can also apply for your passport that can be ready for 2 or n 3 days. It will cost a bit more than the regular passport.
The final step for your Umrah package booking online is to book transport. Your Umrah package includes sending E tickets when paying for the flights price. The tickets will be sent to you right away after your payment.
If you done all these steps without any issue, then your Umrah selecting online will be done and you will be worriless during your trip by the will of Almighty. Travel for Umrah wishes a safe and sound Umrah journey for our customers who choose our reliable site for the performance of their holy trip.

Perspective of Dreams and Islamic Theory

Dreams are something that everyone experience in their lives. Dreams are basically the stories and images that our thoughts forms while we are sleeping. In today’s world, dreams are considered most of the times to be sort of visualization of the gestures that we performed during our conscious time. One of the most notorious psychologists of the history, Sir Sigmund Freud believed the dreams can give access to a person to the part of his mind that he is not aware off. He called dreams “the royal road to unconsciousness” and used the technique “dream analysis” for the counseling of his clients. Some of the people also claim about dreams that when we sleep, or souls leave our bodies and wander here and there. This wandering is what we see as a dream or in simple words; the performance of our souls during our sleep is a dream.
In Islam, sleep is considered to be a minor death during which the soul leaves the body of a person behind. In other words we can say that sleep is not only a basic or a primary need for the physical strength of a person but also is a daily groundwork for our soul to taste the major death. It reminds Muslims that the last place of a person is death and no one can run from it. It is a remembrance for a person that he has to die no matter what. It is mentioned in the Holy Quran as;
“It is He SWT who doth take your souls by night and hath knowledge of all that you have done by day; by day doth He SWT raise you up again; that a term appointed be pleased; in the end unto Him will be your return,; then will He show you the truth of all that you did.”
Many of the aspects regarding dreams are true and many are just the myths. Some say that the dreams that a person see at the time of Fajr or near the time of Fajr are meant to be true. Some relate different colors seen in dreams to judge the reality associated with it either bad or good. For example, seeing green color in a dream is associated to a good reality while seeing black or red is considered to be a bad one. Some say that one should not tell about a bad dream to others while some say that after hearing a dream whatever the person listening says (either good or bad), will going to be the reality of the dream.

Types of Dreams:

Dreams have a history in Islam and they are not considered to be something non eminent. Prophet Yusuf AS used to tell the reality of dreams and was known in the Islamic history in regards to this subject. Prophet Muhammad SAWW also gave strict schemes while listening or telling a dream. Hazrat Abu Huraira RA narrated that Prophet Muhammad SAWW said;
“There are three types of dreams, a righteous dream from Allah (Ru’yaa), a dream which reasons grief and which comes from Satan (Hulum) and a daydream which comes from what a creature think about when he is fully awake and he sees it when he is asleep.”
Good dreams; it is clear from the Hadith that good dreams are from Allah Almighty and if one sees something appealing in his dream he should let it know to the people he likes. A person having a right dream should share it with the people he trusts and with whom he wanted to have a good relation in the future. One such example is the dream of Prophet Yaqoob AS (father of Prophet Yusuf AS) when he saw eleven stars and the sun and the moon prostrating to him. He said to his son that he should relate this dream to his half- brothers because they were jealous of him and probably the jealousy would get strengthen if he told them about the dream of his father.
Bad dreams; the bad dreams are from Satans and Prophet Muhammad SAWW told us how to get rid of this evil. If one has a bad dream, he should spit his left side three times, ask refuge from his Lord SWT and then change the side on which he was lying before. Prophet Muhammad SAWW when saw  a bad dream, he stand up from his bed and endeavor a nafl prayer in front of Allah Almighty as a refuge form the Satan. It is also advised to not to discuss bad dreams and the person who has an evil dream should not mention it to anybody because if a bad dream is discussed there is a chance that a harm may come out of it.
 Dreams from one’s self; these dreams are referred to be the ramblings of the mind and are not categorized as either good or bad. This kind of dreams are created by one own mind or thoughts and are usually results from the daily doings of a person. They have nothing to do with the happenings (either good or bad) going to occur in a person’s life.
Dreams are the visuals that are shown to a person by Allah Almighty in Islam. Prophet Muhammad SAWW prohibited Muslims to invent a lie linking it to their selves, their fathers or friends. He warned that the one, who intends to do it, will not be able to smell the sweet fragrance of Jannah. Allah’s Last Messenger SAWW said;
“Indeed the worst of lies is that of a person who wrongly claims to have dream.”
Also he SAWW said;
“Whoever claims to have dream which he did not have, will be ordered to tie two barely grains together, which he will never be able to do; and if somebody eavesdrop on some people’s conversation which they did not want him to hear or they tried to keep away from him, then molten lead will be poured into his ears on the Day of Judgement; and whosever makes a picture will be punished on the Day of Judgement and will be commanded to put a soul in it which he will not be able to do.”

Biometric Testing for Umrah Visa

The technology is improving day by day and has been acknowledging its use in every field of life. Science is making us dependent on it and we are happily doing so in order to save time and energy both. All of the previous matters that were handled manually are now feeding in computers and gadget are taking place of paper and pen so as the system regarding the procedures and documentation of Hajj and Umrah.
Umrah pilgrims are now required to biometrically verify their selves before visa application. The initiative is taken in order to protect people who come to the holy land of Makkah and Madina from all across the world for the performance of Hajj and Umrah. People all across the World wishing to perform Umrah has to biometrically verified themselves firstly before applying for Umrah visa. Same is the case with Pakistani people. The ones pertaining to Pakistan who desires to perform Hajj or Umrah also have to get biometric verification before applying for visa. The pilgrims for their umrah visabiometric verification will be charged additionally an amount of PKR 1040 million each year.
The amount is becoming a huge burden on the people as they have to pay an additional amount besides the Umrah or Hajj expanses they are already have to pay. The travel agents of many travel companies have called to cease down this process.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia proposed a new law regarding the matter that has been implemented from the month of November 2017. In accordance to this new law, each and every pilgrim will have to get biometrically verified and registered before applying for a visa. In Pakistan the working will be done with Etimad in collaboration with the Saudi government.
The procedure of biometric verification is a very complicated one and requires a lot of human effort as well as usage of materialistic resources especially for the illiterate pilgrims who wish to perform Umrah but are not capable to understand even the basics of this process. Uneducated pilgrims from countryside and rural areas are suffering from this the most. For the procedure to go on, the applicant has to take an appointment for this service, and then they have to get to the Etimad’s office on time provided by them for their biometric verification.
 The process is complicated in way of its completion. Also it is a costly procedure as each pilgrim applicant has to pay PKR 650 for registration as an additional amount. According to the official statistics, about 1,600,000 Pakistani travels to the Saudi Kingdom for the holy purpose and these people will have to bear an extra cost of PKR 040 million. The credit goes all to the new law of biometric verification. 
The process of biometric verification has been a source of stress and relief both. Some are seeing it a stressful process and find it fatiguing to complete the hectic process as well as to pay an additional amount. Some are seeing it in regards to a safety requirement so that the unfortunate events can be avoided by this verification.
Pakistani authorities especially those pertaining to Hajj ministry and Travel agencies are demanding to review this policy by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj so that the Pakistani people living in remote areas of the country do not have to be in problem and can avoid this additional hassle. People also have to wait for hours during the process. Many of them are senior citizens and aged and some of them are even sick for whom the process is a painful one.
This verification and identification of pilgrims who are applicants involves endeavoring unique identifiers to applicants and may be established through fingerprint scanning, face, iris or retina scanning using gadget and sensors that acquire the information. Every individual who wants to apply for Umrah or Hajj visa or for some business trip or any other purpose will have to come to visit Etimad Visa service Centers situated at numerous spots in numerous cities

Saudi Sim or Data Package in Saudi Arabia during Umrah

World has changed into a global village and now everything seems so nearer that a person do not find any difficulty in communication with others. Advancement in technology has made the things easier, cheaper and comfortable and one can take advantage of it easily. Internet or WiFi becomes a trend and almost every home has access to that. Cherry on the cake are the free apps and sites that can be downloaded free and then can be used after that. WhatsApp, Viber, Line, Skype and others are the in trend calling aps that are communicating people from all across the world for free.
Same is the case with Hajj or Umrah pilgrims, who have come through different regions of the world to the holy land of Makkah and Madina to perform the sacred rituals that they have dreamt all in their lives. They can make calls or even can message to their loved ones that they left behind for the holy purpose. But many of the pilgrims prefer Sims and local calls because they are somehow better than the above mentioned calling apps in a way or more.
Having a Saudi sim will quite be beneficial in a way that you can inform your transfer company about your arrival on the holy land when you landed on Jeddah airport. That is of high importance as some of the airlines like Royal Jordanian that bestows a direct flight to Makkah have recently started using the Hajj terminal instead of the international terminal.
Wifi is not something that is available for free on roads. Obviously first of all you have to get a connection of it or if you are try to use the mobile data, then it also requires a Sim that is valid in the country of the pilgrimage. Internet access is usually inside of hotels and restaurants that you are visiting therefore you will still need a sim to get in touch while outside.
Many of the telephone companies pertaining to numerous Muslim countries bid special offers and special rates to make contact to the one in the Saudi Kingdom for the holy purpose. They offer the special hours and charge on the basis of hours that are way cheaper than the regular calls. Through these special offers, you can contact your loved ones and talk to them in detail as much as you want because of the low rates the companies bestows.
By using Saudi Sim and data packages endeavor by the company whose sim you are using, you can avoid voice roaming and data roaming charges on your home country line. This facility is sort of a good thing as you will be able to comfort yourself by this.
As the pilgrims are new in the country and did not know much about the call system or of which company’s sim you have to buy you can ask for help for someone you know or can search it on internet beforehand. This will save your time and energy both and you can spend that time inside the Grand Mosque praying and bowing before Allah.
As you are new in the country, therefore getting hold of emergency contacts and other eminent numbers that you can contact in case of an unfortunate event can be piece of cake if you have a Saudi sim in Saudi country. Mostly of these are loaded with local important contacts. Sims, distributed during the time period of Hajj, have all sort of contact number regarding the Hajj officials that are preloaded in the sim on buying.
You can contact with your travel agent any time you want, even if you are outside. Outside do not have internet access in most of the times so in case you have separated from your
group or forget the way to your hotel, you can contact your Umrah travel agent immediately and can ask about that. Similarly, you can feed some closely related people’s numbers in your phone that you or others on your behalf can call in case of some sort of emergency.
Make it sure that you can have information regarding sims and Data packages beforehand so that you will not have to hesitate which to buy and which to not. Data and voice sims are different from each other so make your choice after giving a careful consideration per best is to buy two if you can able to. The most eminent of the three mobile companies offering Sims are Mobily, Zain and STC that have different packages for calls and video calls that you can use to get in touch with your loved ones.