While going for the Umrah, Ziyarats and their significance are also kept in view by pilgrims. They are emotionally connected to all these places and have love, affection, and fondness for such sacred places where the Prophet and holy personalities lived their lives. Visiting the Umrah Ziyarat is significant from a historical perspective, and a spiritual connection with these sacred places helps to understand the perspective of Islam.
Umrah Ziyarats
While going for the Islamic rituals, the pivotal purpose of pilgrimage is to witness the places that were once inhabited by the Prophet and other Holy personalities. Hence, visiting religious and historical places while performing Islamic rituals such as Umrah is called Ziyarat. It is the sentimental emotion of Muslims that has connected them to their beloved religious places. Even visual scenes of the Holy Kaaba and the Holy shrine of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) are also considered as Ziyarat.
Why are Ziyarats important during Umrah?
Ziyarats have a close relation with Islamic history. It depicts the crucial events of the Holy Prophet’s life.
Historical Significance
Pilgrims can learn more deeply about the religious events and the reflection of the Prophet Muhammad’s life. And while returning home, they are enriched with spiritual learnings and can deliver more precise Islam to their community. This spreads a clear vision of Islam to farther areas.
Spiritual Connection
Spiritual connectivity is the basic purpose of Ziyarats. As Muslims are eager to learn about the life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) and to draw lessons from it. A sense of connection with faith is realized by visiting Ziyarats.
Understanding Islam
To understand the true picture of Islam, it is essential to create a visionary imagination of all the places where once holy personalities have lived. Such as visiting the cave of Hira can help us to realize the pain and annoyance, the holy Prophet tolerated for the emergence of Islam.
Sense of Closure and Satisfaction
A sense of blessings and satisfaction can be attained by visiting these Holy places.
What are some of the Umrah Ziyarats that I can visit within my limited stay?
Here we have listed some of the Ziyarats places that are most visited by the Pilgrims.
Umrah Ziyarats in Mecca
- Masjid Al Haram: It is the grand Mosque of Muslims situated in Mecca
- Jannatul Maula: It is a graveyard of Muslims 10km away from the mosque of Mecca. The two most influential companions of the Holy Prophet are buried in this graveyard.
- Mount Arafat: A wide and broad space on the mountain where the holy Prophet delivered his last sermon. And it is to complete the Hajj, where all pilgrims gather on the day of Arafah.
- Mina: It is a place in Mecca where Muslims perform ‘Jamarat’ during Hajj.
- Ghar-e-Hira: It holds significant importance for the days the Holy Prophet spent here, and the event of the first revelation through Jibrael A.S. also took place here.
- Jabal-e-Thawr: This is significant for the migration of the Holy Prophet from Mecca to Medina. He was accompanied by his companion Hazrat Abu Bakr R.A.
Umrah Ziyarats in Medina
- Prophet’s Mosque (Masjid-e-Nabawi): The first mosque constructed by the Holy Prophet after migration to Medina.
- Jannatul Baqi: The Graveyard of Muslims situated in Medina. The beloved daughter of the Holy Prophet is also buried in this Graveyard.
- Mount Uhud: It is very significant in the history of Islam because it is regarded as the first battlefield where the first fight for Islam was fought between Muslims and non-Muslims.
- Masjid Al-Quba: The first mosque of Islam depicted faith, unity, and integrity of the community of Muslims.
- Bir-e-Usman: A water well purchased by Hazrat Usman (R.A) from a Jew and gifted to Muslims so they can fetch water without any cost.
