Makkah is Callingمكة تناديك العربية

To the House of Allah with a renewed heart

Preparation program

Seven weeks of preparation. Each week is a stage with a goal for faith, knowledge and practice, and the focus on review and spiritual readiness grows as your date approaches. Set aside 10 to 20 minutes a day, and if you miss a day, simply carry on from where you stopped.

Your progress

0 of 48 days

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1

Week 1

Purifying the intention and renewing repentance

To begin the journey with a sincere heart, honest repentance, and rights returned.

  1. Day 1 Sincerity: why am I going?
  2. Day 2 Repentance: a door that never closes
  3. Day 3 Returning rights and asking forgiveness
  4. Day 4 Holding yourself to account
  5. Day 5 The sound heart
  6. Day 6 Kindness to parents and keeping family ties
  7. Day 7 Longing for the House of Allah
2

Week 2

Deepening the bond with Allah

To bring your prayer, Quran and remembrance to a steady level that stays with you in the Haram.

  1. Day 8 Prayer, the coolness of the eyes
  2. Day 9 Humility and a present heart
  3. Day 10 Keeping company with the Quran
  4. Day 11 Remembrance of Allah, the life of the heart
  5. Day 12 Seeking forgiveness
  6. Day 13 Dua and its manners
  7. Day 14 Reliance on Allah and thinking well of Him
3

Week 3

The Sacred House of Allah

To know the place and its story before you see it, so its meanings are present at every step.

  1. Day 15 Makkah: the secure city and its sanctity
  2. Day 16 Ibrahim, the intimate friend of Allah (peace be upon him)
  3. Day 17 Hajar (peace be upon her) in a valley without cultivation
  4. Day 18 Zamzam
  5. Day 19 Building the Kaaba, and the prayer of Ibrahim and Isma‘il
  6. Day 20 “And proclaim to the people”
  7. Day 21 Review: the meanings of the place
4

Week 4

The rites (1): from the miqat to ihram

To know the pillars and obligations of Umrah, and to master ihram and its prohibitions.

  1. Day 22 What is Umrah? Its pillars and obligations
  2. Day 23 The miqats
  3. Day 24 Ihram: the bath, the clothing and the intention
  4. Day 25 The talbiyah and its meaning
  5. Day 26 What is forbidden in ihram
  6. Day 27 Rulings specific to women
  7. Day 28 The week's test
5

Week 5

The rites (2) and the Prophet's life

To master tawaf, sa‘i and leaving ihram, and to live the Umrahs of the Prophet ﷺ. Those intending Hajj read the Hajj guide alongside.

  1. Day 29 Entering al-Masjid al-Haram and the tawaf
  2. Day 30 The sunnahs of tawaf and its common mistakes
  3. Day 31 The two rak‘ahs of tawaf, and Zamzam
  4. Day 32 Sa‘i between Safa and Marwah
  5. Day 33 Shaving, shortening and leaving ihram
  6. Day 34 The Umrah of al-Hudaybiyah: patience and reliance
  7. Day 35 The Umrah of al-Qada’ and the conquest of Makkah
6

Week 6

Emotional and moral readiness

To be ready for the crowds and the tiredness, and to carry your own duas with you.

  1. Day 36 Patience in the crowds
  2. Day 37 Good character with your companions
  3. Day 38 Guarding the heart in worship
  4. Day 39 Your personal dua list
  5. Day 40 Family and companions in obedience
  6. Day 41 Guarding the tongue in the Haram
  7. Day 42 Reviewing all the rites
7

Week 7

Final preparation and after the journey

To travel with a renewed intention, and return with habits that last.

  1. Day 43 Rehearsing all the rites
  2. Day 44 Renewing the intention before travelling
  3. Day 45 The night before travel and its remembrance
  4. Day 46 What comes after the journey?
  5. Day 47 The plan for after your return
  6. Day 48 Travel day: to the House of Allah

If you miss a day, that's fine: carry on from where you stopped, and don't try to make up everything at once.