An Umrah Guide : New,
'For Students, New Muslims,
Adolescents & Persons with Disabilities'
[-A5] Paperback - 109 pages,
by Khalid Abdur-Rashid,
and Samia Omar.
Description :
Every year millions of Muslims travel to Mecca to perform Umrah, an act of worship and devotion. They travel to refresh their faith, seek forgiveness, and pray for their needs. When you prepare to perform Umrah for the first time, it’s natural to have questions.
Here’s the book you need. It’s a comprehensive guide which contains everything you’ll want to know about the pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. You will discover in-depth details about the pilgrimage, its history rituals, its significance, and key features. It’s ideal for students and young people, new Muslims, families with children and adolescents, and persons with disabilities.
Focusing on Umrah (rather than the major Islamic pilgrimage, the Hajj), this guide covers the views according to all four Sunni Schools of Islamic jurisprudence. Written by a Muslim chaplain married couple, it offers both male and female perspectives of the experience.
This fresh and contemporary guide will educate and inspire young Muslims to perform Umrah in the best and most religiously precautious manner possible.
About the Authors :
Imam Dr. Khalil Abdur-Rashid is the first full-time University Muslim Chaplain at Harvard University, Instructor of Muslim Studies at Harvard Divinity School, and Public Policy Lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He then pursued Islamic studies academically and traditionally which led him overseas to study for numerous years in the Middle East and in Istanbul, Turkey. While in Istanbul, Khalil pursued a master’s degree in Comparative Islamic Law at Marmara University and completed two advanced Islamic seminary doctoral licenses (ijaza) in Islamic Sciences.
He serves all Muslim students at Harvard, supervises the staff of the Harvard University Office of the Chaplain and also serves on the Board of Religious, Spiritual and Ethical Life at Harvard.
Samia Omar is an Egyptian American who completed her bachelor's degree in social work and has pursued a master's degree at SMU in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Islamic Studies. She holds an advanced certificate in Islamic Studies as well as a general ijaaza in Islamic sciences. She worked in New York City from 2001 - 2005 as an Islamic Studies school teacher in an Islamic school. She also worked as a residential manager for many years overseeing service to adults with developmental disabilities and behavioral health challenges. She relocated to Dallas, Texas to help her husband establish the Arabic language and Islamic studies program at TAQWA Seminary. She later became co-founder of the Islamic Seminary of America and managed the Islamic studies and Arabic language programs there, with over 200 students in attendance.
Table of Contents :
---About the Authors,
------Dr Khalil Abdur-Rashid,
---Introduction.
---Chapter [1]. The Spiritual Significance of the Pilgrimage in Islam,
-------General Details of the Two Sacred Mosques,
---Chapter [2]. The History of the Ka'ba at a Glance,
-------History of the Ka'ba and the journey from Mekkah to Madinah,
-------The Construction and Renovations of the Ka'ba,
-------The Draping (kiswa) of the Ka'ba,
------------The Practice of Draping the Ka'ba prior to Islam,
------------The Practice of Draping the Ka'ba in Islam,
------------The Practice of Draping the Ka'ba in 'Saudi' Islam,
---Chapter [3]. The Life of the Prophet Muhammad in a nutshell,
-------The Mekkan Period,
-------The Mekkan Period of Revelation,
-------Madinah and the Madinan Period,
-------General Details of the Two Sacred Mosques.
---Chapter [4]. The Umrah: It's Obligatory Pillars, Recommended Actions (Sunnans) & Prohibited Actions,
-------Obligations,
-------Recommendations,
-------Prohibitions during ihram,
---Chapter [5]. Performing Umrah: The Sacred Rituals and Rites of the Islamic Pilgrimage Simplifed and Explained,
-------Conditions Ensuring the Validity of the Pilgrimage,
-------The Fundamentals of Umrah,
-------Things Prohibited for Pilgrims whilst in a state of Ihram,
----------Wearing Stitched Garments,
----------Applying Fragrance or Scented Items to the Body or Garment,
----------Applying Oils and Creams to the Body or Garment,
----------Removing Hair from your Body,
----------Removing Nails from your Fingers or Toes,
----------Killing Insects or Pests,
----------Sexual Activity and it's Precursors,
------Performing the Umrah Pilgrimage,
----------Tawaf (circambulation) around the Ka'ba,
----------Steps for Performing Umrah.
---Chapter [6]. On Matters Exclusive to Women Performing Umrah,
---Chapter [7]. On Children and Adolescents Performing Umrah,
---Chapter [8]. On Persons with Mental Health Illnesses and Disabilities Performing Umrah,
---Chapter [9]. On Performing Umrah During a Global Pandemic,
---Chapter [10]. On the Types of Prayers whilst in the two Holy Mosques of Makkah and Madinah,
-------The Obligatory and Recommended Prayers,
-------The Witr Prayer,
-------The Tahajjud Prayer,
-------Qiyyam,
-------Greeting the Mosque with Prayer and Itikaf (seclusion),
-------The Funeral Prayer (janaza),
-------Two Rakah of Ihram Prayer,
-------Two Cycles after Making Tawaf for Umrah,
-------The Locations where One's Du'as (Supplications) are Answered,
---Chapter [11]. On Sacred and Important Places in Madinah to Visit,
---Chapter [12]. Proper Decorum of the Believers during Pilgrimage,
---Chapter [13]. On Advice and Recommendations,
---Chapter [14]. On Returning Home,
---Appendix.
Also see Hajj & Umrah Guides.
Dimensions : 20.5 x 13cm.