A Dhul Qadah Umrah package holds standard non-Ramadan pricing and gives you the last comfortable window to visit Makkah and Madinah before Dhul Hijjah’s Hajj-season closures and crowd surges begin. Dhul Qadah is the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar and one of the four sacred months, and it’s the month where one of the most consequential events in early Islamic history took place: the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, and the Umrah performed the following year to fulfill it. Dhul Qadah 1448 is projected to run from around April 8 to May 6, 2027, and the package pricing above reflects that pre-Hajj window.

If Dhul Qadah doesn’t ring a bell the way Ramadan or Dhul Hijjah does, that’s fair, it doesn’t get the same attention. But this is genuinely the month where a real, well-documented Umrah story played out, one that says something specific about the value of keeping a commitment even when it looks unfavorable in the moment.

The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah: What Actually Happened in Dhul Qadah

In the sixth year after the Hijra, the Prophet Muhammad set out from Madinah at the head of roughly fourteen to fifteen hundred Muslims at the start of Dhul Qadah, intending to perform Umrah in Makkah. The Quraysh, Makkah’s ruling tribe, blocked their entry, and rather than force a confrontation, the Prophet negotiated a treaty at a place called Hudaybiyyah, according to Britannica.

The terms looked unfavorable to many of his own companions in the moment: a ten-year truce, but the Muslims would return to Madinah that year without performing the Umrah they’d traveled for. It was a hard pill to swallow after coming that far. History treats the treaty very differently in hindsight, as the peace it secured let Islam spread more freely over the following two years than years of open conflict had allowed.

Umrah al-Qada: Fulfilling the Promise the Next Year

The treaty’s terms included a specific promise: the Muslims could return the following year and perform their Umrah peacefully. In Dhul Qadah of the seventh year after the Hijra, the Prophet and his companions did exactly that, entering Makkah on the fourth day of the month and completing what came to be known as Umrah al-Qada, the “compensatory Umrah,” a three-day pilgrimage that fulfilled the treaty’s promise in full.

That sequence, agreeing to wait a full year rather than force the issue, then returning precisely as promised, is the specific historical weight Dhul Qadah carries. It’s not a month tied to a single miraculous night or a specific fast. It’s tied to a demonstrated example of following through on a commitment, even one that initially looked like a loss.

Why Dhul Qadah Matters for Booking Timing

Beyond its history, Dhul Qadah carries a very practical role in the modern Umrah calendar: it’s the last full month before Dhul Hijjah, when Umrah visas pause entirely for roughly the first ten days of Hajj season. For travelers who want to combine a visit to Makkah and Madinah with avoiding Hajj-season closures and crowd surges entirely, Dhul Qadah is typically the last comfortable window to do that before the calendar shifts into Hajj mode.

Some travelers also specifically choose Dhul Qadah as a quieter lead-in to Hajj itself, visiting on Umrah beforehand, then returning home before the closures start, rather than trying to stretch a single trip across both.

What a Dhul Qadah Umrah Package Typically Includes

A Dhul Qadah package includes round-trip flights from the US, hotel accommodation in Makkah and typically Madinah, and guided support through Ihram, Tawaf, and Sa’i, the same core inclusions shown in the package options above. Demand can pick up modestly toward the end of the month as travelers time their visit to close out just before Dhul Hijjah begins.

Umrah packages from the US typically run somewhere between $1,200 and $3,400, and Dhul Qadah departures generally fall within that range through most of the month. Dhul Qadah 1448 is projected to run from around April 8 to May 6, 2027, though as with any Hijri date, the exact start depends on Saudi Arabia’s moon-sighting confirmation each year. If you’re specifically planning to visit before Hajj season closures begin, requesting a quote earlier in the month gives you the most flexibility on dates.

Book Your Dhul Qadah Umrah Package Before Hajj Season

Dhul Qadah’s story isn’t really about Umrah itself, it’s about what happened in the year between two Umrah attempts. The Prophet accepted a deal that looked like a setback, then returned twelve months later and did exactly what he said he would.

If you want to visit Makkah and Madinah before Dhul Hijjah’s closures and crowds arrive, this is the month to plan around. Request a quote for your dates and we’ll help you build a package that gets you in and out comfortably ahead of Hajj season.