Tips to Hajj and Umrah

If you are planning your Hajj or Umrah trip for the coming year, here is a list of 5 most essential spiritual tips to make a part of your journey:

• ·         Do not forget to catch the moments of spirituality while you are performing Hajj or an Umrah. There are a lot of moments of spirituality during both of these holy journeys that catch you unaware. They will also not last for hours but for a few minutes. So it depends on you to catch the beauty of those moments for yourself. Try to enjoy private moments between you and your Allah leaving behind the worldly discourses.
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• ·         Always be skeptical about your company. It is very important to make sure about the people you are spending your quality time on these holy journeys. Choose wisely while you are looking for friends, company or companionship on your trips. This tip can also be effective while choosing your Hajj and Umrah travel services and providers.
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• ·         Hajj and Umrah both are a kind of retreat. One common goal of both the journeys is to reflect, think and discover new meanings of life. You find ample of time during all the acts of these two obligations, which will make you ponder over things.
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• ·         As Hajj is an exercise of self-discovery, you should always be ready to conquer your demons. It will allow you to see your weaknesses and shortcomings for the very first time in a way, you might not have seen before. This will also enable you to improve them and work on changing them into positivity. You gain the strength to share with other people that also allow you to put others before yourself.
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• ·         You should learn to accept things as they are. Its human nature that they expect a lot. Sometimes they get more than their expectations, equal to their expectations and there are times when people get less than what they expected. This happen in Hajj and Umrah as well. However, these holy obligations tell you not to live with the feeling of disappointment/remorse and try to accept things as the wish of Allah.
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• ·         In order to re-live your Hajj experience, always bring a piece of your journey with you as a souvenir. It will remind you of the spiritual times and will also motivate you to carry your good deeds even after coming back.