The pilgrimage starts on 8 Dhul-Hijjah and ends at sunset on 13 Dhul-Hijjah.
Before this, the pilgrim does the following:
1-A pilgrim choosing the tamattu' method starts his i h r a m , i.e. consecration, at the point of m i q a t and declares: labbayka Allahumma ' umrah , (which means: I am responding to you, my Lord, intending to perform the ' umrah ).
2-A pilgrim choosing the qiran method starts his ihram at the point of miqat and declares: labbayka Allahumma hajjan wa 'umrah, (which means: I am responding to you, my Lord, intending to perform the pilgrimage and the 'umrah).
3-A pilgrim choosing the ifrad method starts his ihram at the point of miqat and declares: labbayka Allahumma hajjan, (which means: I am responding to you, my Lord, intending to perform the pilgrimage).
