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The Most Important Practice Of The 10th ZilHijja
Other than Ihram there are only two fundamentals and Fardh obligations of Hajj. The First is Waqof-e-Arafat and the 2nd is Tawaf-e-Ziyarat of 10th Zilhijja. According to Sunnat this Tawaf is to be performed after your being free from Rami, sacrifice and Halq ; but the Fardh stands discharged even if Tawaf-e-Ziyarat is performed prior to all these practices.  Read more... (321 words, estimated 1:17 mins reading time)

Women’s Ihram as well as their ‘Hajj’ is similler to those of men. The only difference is that women should remain clad with sewn clothes. They should also cover their heads. Only the face should be left uncovered, but in the presence of male strangers, the veil of ‘Burqa’ should be dropped in such a way that it may not touch the face. A women is allowed to wear stockings and gloves. Wearing ornaments is also permissible. She can enter into the state of blood-discharge of a child-birth, but in this position she should not say two Nafl prayers of ‘Ihram’.  Read more... (245 words, estimated 59 secs reading time)