UMRAH 2019
Medina (The City of Tranquility), Mecca (Umrah), and Cairo (Egypt, the Ancient City of the Great Pyramids)
$2,750 per/person (Quad Occupancy)
$2,900 per/person (Triple Occupancy)
$3,050 per/person (Double Occupancy)
JFK – Cairo – Medina
Jeddah –Cairo – JFK
Experience Umrah in the Spring of 2019!
Your trip begins in Medina (the city of Lights & Tranquility), where you’ll spend three nights at a 5-star hotel steps away from Al-Masjid and Nabawi. You will enjoy the tranquility of Medina as you perform the Friday Jumah prayer. Our experienced guides from Dar El Salam will lead us on a tour of the major religious and historical sites in the area.
We travel to Mecca by bus to perform the rituals and have relevant discussions with from our community. Our three-night stay at a 5-star hotel is located near The Great Mosque of Mecca andAl-Haram Mosque. Professional tour guides will lead us on tours to the major religious and historical sites in Mecca.
We depart from Jeddah, and fly to Cairo, Egypt (home of the Pharaohs & the link between northeast Africa and the Middle East). Upon arrival in Cairo, Dar El Salam professional guides will escort us to our hotel. Then over the next we will visit major religious and historical sites in the city.
Tour Includes
Round – Trip International flight from New York
Airport Transfers
Umrah Visa processing services
Ground Transportation in Medina, Mecca, and Cairo
5 Star Hotel Accommodations
Buffet Breakfast daily (where indicated)
Daily talks on the Tafsir of mam W. Deen Mohammed
Tours led by Dar El Salam's Professional and Experienced Tour Guides
Dar El Salam’s professional staff available 24/7
Complimentary Ihram for Men
Complimentary prayer rug for Women
Payment Plan
Tour Does Not Include
Domestic airfare from your home city to NY
Lunch & Dinner
Gratuities
Personal Expenses
For more information: Contact Fitrah Muhammad at Studyalislam@gmail.com
Day 1: Medina Arrival
Day 2: Masjid Al Nabawi
Enjoy a buffet breakfast and then explore the tranquil city of Medina. You will have the opportunity to offer the five daily prayers in Al-Masjid An-Nabawi and do any of the following at your leisure:
Enter the blessed Masjid of our beloved Prophet (May The Peace & Blessings Be Up Upon Him) and make your personal Dua’s .
Access the Rawdah (Riaz Ull-Jannah), the place where our beloved Prophet (May The Peace & Blessings Be Up Upon Him) called a part of Jannah, and give your “Salaams” to our Beloved Prophet, (PBUH), Abu Bakr As –Siddiq (May Allah be pleased with him), and Omar Bin-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him).
Visit Al-Baqi, the resting places of the family of our beloved Prophet (May The Peace & Blessings Be Up Upon Him) and his beloved companions (May The Peace & Blessings Be Up Upon Him)
Day 3: Medina Al Munawwarah
After breakfast, we begin a guided tour of the religious and historical sites in Medina on board an air-conditioned bus. You will visit the following locations:
The “Mount Uhud” where the Battle of Uhud took place including the cemetery where the companions of our beloved Prophet are buried including Hamza bin ‘Abdul Muttalib, (May Allah be pleased with him), the uncle of our beloved Prophet (May the Peace & Blessings Be up upon Him).
Masjid Al-Quba, the first Masjid in Al-Islam and built by our beloved Prophet (May the Peace & Blessings Be up upon Him) and his closes companions, (May Allah be pleased with him).
Masjid Al-Qiblatain, The Mosque of the Two Qiblas is a mosque in Medina that is historically important for Muslims as the place where, after the Prophet Muhammad received the command to change the Qiblah from Jerusalem to Mecca, the entire congregation led by a companion changed direction in prayer.
The areaknownas Saba Masjids representing the places where the believers camped during the “Battle of the Trench”. This includes the campsite of our beloved Prophet (May the Peace & Blessings Be up upon Him) and that of Salman Al-Farsi, (May Allah be pleased with him) whose idea it was to dig a trench wide and long to confuse the enemy whowerenot expecting it.
Day 4: Depart for Mecca (Umrah)
Enjoy breakfast and depart Medina today for a bus ride to Mecca. On the way, you will stop at the Meeqat at Dhul Hulaifa (also known as Abyaar Ali) where you will enter into the state of “IHRAM” with the intention to perform Umrah. Upon arrival in Mecca, you will first check in at your hotel and then you will process to Masjid Al-Haram to perform Umrah.
Day 5: Mecca Al Mukarramah
Enjoy breakfast and in your own time, experience the magnificence and vibrant energy of Mecca, the honored city. The convenience of your hotel located within close walking distance to Masjid Al-Haram, you have the following opportunities:
Making the five dailyprayerin Masjid Al-Haram
Performing the Tawaaf, the special form of prayer unique only to masjid Al-Harm
Unlimited access to the blessed, cool and refreshing Zam Zam water.
Day 6: Mecca Al Mukarramah
Enjoy a buffet breakfast. Enjoy our guided tour of the major religious and historical sites in Mecca aboard an air-conditioned bus, where you will visit the following:
Cave of Thawr, where our beloved Prophet (May the Peace & Blessings Be up upon Him) his for a few days at the beginning of the migration to Medina
Mena,Arafaatand Muzdalifah, in Arafaat, you will have the opportunity to see Jabal Al-Rahman.
Jabal Al-Noor, on top of which is located the case of Hira, where our beloved Prophet (May the Peace & Blessings Be up upon Him) received his first revelation.
Al-Mualla Cemetary, where Lady Khadijah, (May Allah be pleased with her) is reported buried along with many of the companion (May Allah be pleased with them).
The birthplace of our beloved Prophet (May the Peace & Blessings Be up upon Him).
Day 7: Welcome to Cairo, Egypth
Welcome to Cairo, Africa’s largest Capital City. A tour guide will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport and escort you to the hotel in an exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At the hotel, a tour guide will assist with a smooth check-in and review your itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.
Day 8: A Day Rich in History – Cairo, Egypt
Enjoy a buffet breakfast at your hotel in Cairo.
Afterward, your guide will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit the seven wonders of the ancient world: The great pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, famous Sphinx, and the Valley Temple facing the great statue. Enjoy the Egyptian museum, Treasure rooms for the child King Tutankhame , and continue driving to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Al-Azhar Mosque, Khan El-Khalil, and Cairo’s old Bazaar.
Day 9: A Day Rich in History – Cairo, Egypt
Enjoy a buffet breakfast at your hotel in Cairo.
Afterward, your guide will accompany you on a tour of Islamic Cairo, home of famous Islamic monuments. Many of which were raided by the Fatimid Caliphs who founded the city of Cairo. A bustling center of worship, trade shopping, and commuting – it is a must-see for any visitor. See the Citadel of Salah El Din, Al-Azhar Mosque Sultan Hassan, and Khan El- Khalil Bazaars and more.
Day 10: Cairo Airport
Enjoy your last buffet breakfast in Cairo. After nine memorable days, we return to the US.