Hajj

Hajj is an Islamic religious pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia and before the COVID pandemic was attended by 1 to 2 million pilgrims annually.

The dates for the 2023 Hajj will be in  July. 

The pilgrimage takes place from the 8th-13th days of the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar.

• The date of Hajj is eleven days earlier each year because the Islamic calendar is eleven days shorter than the calendar used in the western world.

Umrah

Umrah is a pilgrimage to Mecca that can be undertaken at any time of the year. Umrah can be:

• combined with the Hajj (called Umrat al-tammatu) or
• taken independently of the Hajj (called al-Umrat al mufradah)