<![CDATA[Umrah demands more than financial and physical readiness. Pilgrims need to understand the sequence of rites, read situations on the ground, and stay calm amid the crowds around the Grand Mosque. This article reports the Independent Student Field Service (KKM) of the Nahdlatul Ulama College of Islamic Law (STISNU) Nusantara Tangerang, carried out as community service through strengthening Umrah ritual (manasik) literacy and accompanying pilgrims in Jeddah, Makkah, and Madinah in August 2026. The group comprised 30 adult pilgrims (13 men and 17 women), including three pilgrims from Pandeglang aged 60–65 years who required additional attention during the journey. The activity used a participatory, service-learning-based approach in five stages: needs identification, grouping of materials, simulation and site orientation, direct accompaniment, and reflection and evaluation. Data were drawn from direct observation, location- and time-stamped field documentation, official guidance and regulations from Indonesian and Saudi authorities, and recent literature, then analysed descriptively and qualitatively. The key output is a layered accompaniment model that distributes roles among the religious guide, group coordinator, field companion, and pilgrim, supported by a concise map of manasik topics and procedures for separated pilgrims and older participants. ]]>
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