The Spiritual Management of Muslims of Crimea declared possibility to perform Umra (small pilgrimage to Islamic relics) in May and in a month of Ramadan of the current year.
To go on Umra it is possible through Jordan, the United Arab Emirates or Turkey, departing from Kiev. Trip cost make from 800 to 2000 dollars, depending on the chosen route and residing conditions.
More detailed information is represented on the official site of the SMMC.
Let us remind that in preparation and sending of Muslims in Hajj and Umra is also engaged the Spiritual Management of Muslims of Ukraine "Ummah".
Inquiry. Hajj — pilgrimage in Islam, connected with visiting of Makkah (Mosque Al-Haram) and its vicinities (Arafat mountain, the valley of Mina). It is performed in the months of Shawwal, Zul-Ka'da and first ten days of the month of Zul-Hijja according to lunar calendar. Hajj is one of the pillars of Islam. Performance of Hajj at least once in a life-time is a strict duty of each Muslim which is able to perform it.
Umra is a small Hajj or pilgrimage. It differs from Hajj with smaller quantity of ceremonies, and also that it can be performed at any time of the year.
By the site of the SMMC
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