Umrah Location Guide

Before reaching Makkah's boundary, pilgrims stop at a designated meeqat point (e.g. Dhul Hulaifah, Juhfah, or the airport meeqat for those flying in) to bathe, wear the Ihram garments, and declare the intention (niyyah) for Umrah, entering the sacred state of Ihram and beginning to recite the Talbiyah.

The Grand Mosque surrounding the Kaaba, in the heart of Makkah. This is the holiest site in Islam and the destination Muslims worldwide face in prayer. Pilgrims enter (traditionally through Bab as-Salam, though any gate is valid) and proceed toward the Kaaba at its center.

The cube-shaped structure at the center of Masjid al-Haram, covered in the black Kiswah cloth. Pilgrims perform Tawaf: seven counter-clockwise circuits around the Kaaba starting and ending at the Black Stone (Hajar al-Aswad) corner, ideally kissing or pointing toward it at the start of each round.

A small enclosed stone near the Kaaba marking where Prophet Ibrahim (AS) is believed to have stood while building the Kaaba. After Tawaf, pilgrims pray two rak'ahs behind (or near) it, or anywhere else in the mosque if it is too crowded.

Located within Masjid al-Haram near the Kaaba, this is the miraculous spring that appeared for Hajar and her son Isma'il (AS). Pilgrims drink Zamzam water after Tawaf as a sunnah before continuing to Sa'i.

Two small hills, now enclosed within an air-conditioned gallery of Masjid al-Haram, connected by a roughly 450-meter walkway. Pilgrims walk (with a brisk pace for men in the marked middle section) between Safa and Marwah seven times, re-enacting Hajar's search for water for her infant son — the same search that led to the well of Zamzam.

After Sa'i, men shave the head (Halq) or trim the hair (Taqsir), and women trim a small lock of hair. This marks the end of Umrah and exits the state of Ihram — normal daily-life restrictions resume.