the uncle of the Prophet of Islam is buried with many Shohada of Ohud here.

the uncle of the Prophet of Islam is buried with many Shohada of Ohud here. The Prophet (SAW) was heard saying that whoever does his Ziyarat and does not do the Ziyarat of his uncle Hamza has been unfaithful to the Prophet. This is the place where the second Islamic war took place.

At the beginning of this war the Muslims were winning, but a group of archers who were stationed at the entrance of the mountain to block the army of unbelievers, left their position to go and loot the belongings of the running away soldiers of the unbelievers, inspite of strict instructions not to leave their position, thus the battle was almost lost. It is also narrated during this battle Jibra’el brought the sword ‘ Zulfiqar’ from heaven because Hazrat Ali A.S. had broken many swords.

During your stay in Medina, you should spend as much time as possible at Masjid al-Nabawee and Jannat-ul-Baquee. Medina/Makkah Our experience tells us that it is advisable to depart Medina after Dhohar so (you arrive in Makkah) between Maghrib and Isha you arrive in Makkah. If you have not joined a group and you are on your own then you will have to hire a taxi which will cost you approximately SR500/SR600 to take you to Makkah via Masjid al-Shajarah, our Meeqat, to do the Niyyat of Ihram.

You must also make sure that the limo has a permit to take Hujjaj from Medina to Makkah or else you will be turned back to Medina from the checkpoint. You are recommended to do Sunnat Ghusl of Ihram sometime in the morning. Niyyat: “I am doing Ghusl for the following, Sunnat Qurbatan Ilallah”.

You cannot use scented soap when doing this Ghusl for wearing Ihram for Umra al-Mufradah for entering into the Haram (Sanctified boundaries around Makkah) for entering into the city of Makkah for entering into the Masjid-ul-Haram for doing Tawaaf of Khan al-Ka’aba Previous…