Hajj and Umrah Dates 2017

Hajj Dates 2017

8th Dhul-Hijja (Day of Tarweya) - Wednesday 30th August

9th Dhul-Hijja (ARAFAT) - Thursday 31st August

10th Dhul-Hijja (EID DAY) - Friday 1st September

11th Dhul-Hijja (1st Day if Tashreek) - Saturday 2nd September

12th Dhul-Hijja (2nd Day if Tashreek) - Sunday 3rd September

13th Dhul-Hijja (3rd Day if Tashreek) - Monday 4th September

* Please note that the dates can move forward by one day based on the start of the month.

Some further information on the Hajj days:

8th Dhul-Hijja

Yaum-at-Tarweya - This day the pilgrims adopt the Ihraam and proceed from Makkah to Mina where they pray 5 prayers (Zuhr - Fajr)

9th Dhul-Hijja

Yaum-ul-Arafat - This day the pilgrims go to Arafat where they spend the day in supplication after combining Zuhr and Asr prayers until sunset.

Mabeet-fi-Muzdalifah - After sunset the pilgrims leave for Muzdalifah where they pray Maghrib and ‘Isha’ joined. They spend the night or part of it here, and depart for Mina just before sunrise.

10th Dhul-Hijja

Yaum-ul-Hajj-il-Akbar - This day the pilgrims return to Mina and Ramy (throw 7 pebbles) at the big Jamrah; perform their sacrifice; cut their hair; go to Makkah to perform Tawaaf-al-Ifadah and Sa‘ee for Hajj ; and then return to Mina.

11th-13th Dhul-Hijja

Ayaam-at-Tashreeq - The pilgrims spend the next 2 or 3 days in Mina, Ramy all three Jamrat and all three days. They may leave for Makkah before sunset on the 12th or stay until the 13th.

Makkah - The pilgrims return to Makkah and perform Tawaaf-al-Widaa (farewell Tawaaf) as the last before departing for home.

Umrah Opening

Umrah is open all year round though the visas are stopped at the End of Ramadaan (normally closes before the last 10 days) to the end of Muharram.

Countries do vary as to when Umrah opens again but officially it is start of Safar. So the official dates for when Umrah is closed are end of Ramadan to end of Muharram.