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Pilgrimage to MakkahThis quick guide outlines theimportant aspects of Hajj, the fifthpillar of Islam and takes youthrough the journey of a lifetime.
A More On Islam BriefcastProphet Abraham: The Founding Father 20 Slides including Cover
(pbuh)
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The Pilgrimage to the First House of Worship
Hajj is the pilgrimage toMakkah that involvesvisiting the House ofAllah and performing theactivities and ritualsassociated with Hajj.
Once-in-a-lifetimeobligation on thoseMuslims who havei) the physical and
ii) financial means toundertake the pilgrimage.
“ The first house (of worship) appointed for mankind wasthat at Makkah: Full of blessings and a centre of guidancefor the whole world; In it are the signs manifest; the placewhere Abraham stood up to pray; and whosoever enters it
attains security…..” ( Quran 3:96, 97)
“And remember thatwhen Abraham andIshmael raised thefoundations of the
House…” (Quran 2:127)
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Fifth Pillar of Islam
FAITH
PRAYER
FASTING
ZAKAT
HAJJ
FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM
Declaring andbelieving “There
is no god worthy ofworship except Allahand Muhammad(pbuh) is Hismessenger.”
1st
Performingthe obligatoryprayers fivetimes a day
2nd
Observingdawn-to-duskabstinence inthe month ofRamadan
3rd
Giving charity
4th
UndertakingPilgrimage toMakkah
5th
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Annual Event
Hajj days
Hajj falls in the 12th month of the lunarcalendar
Islamic Calendaror the HijriCalendar is
based on thelunar year. 302928
27262524232221
20191817161514
13121110987
654321
Dhu al-Hijjah
12
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"And Proclaim the Pilgrimage Among Men”
Allah addressed Prophet Abraham saying:(pbuh)
“And proclaim the Pilgrimage among men:they will come to you on foot and (mounted)on every kind of camel, lean on account ofjourneys through deep and distant mountainhighways;” (22: 27)
“ That they may witness the benefits (provided)for them,…” (22:28) Data Source: Ministry of Hajj, Saudi Arabia
Graphics: More On Islam Info Graphics
Number of Hajj Pilgrims
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Prophet Abraham - The Founding Father(pbuh)
Hallmarks of Prophet’s Abraham’s life
"For me, I have set my face, firmly and truly, towardsHim Who created the heavens and the earth, and never
shall I give partners to Allah." ( Quran 6-79)
Monotheism
When his Lord said to him, “Surrender," he promptlyresponded, “I have surrendered to the Lord of the
Universe ." ( Quran 2:131)
Submission
"And when his Lord tried Abraham with (His)commands, and he fulfilled them. He said: “I am going
to make you the leader of mankind” ... (Quran 2:124)Struggle
(pbuh)
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Hajj Revived
“And when Abraham prayed:… Our Lord! And raise up in
their midst a messengerfrom among
them who shall recite tothem Your Revelations,
…You art All-Powerful and All
Wise ” ( Quran 2: 129)
Prophet Abraham’s prayer is granted!(pbuh)
With Allah’s command, Muhammadrevived the Hajj by restoring its purefoundations and eliminating all customs ofignorance.
(pbuh)
Centuries later, Prophet Muhammad rosefrom the descendants of Abraham andproclaimed Islam, the same religion thatAbraham had preached.
(pbuh)
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Camping Stoning the Devil
Hajj at a Glimpse
Camping
Standing fromnoon until dusk Resting
Camping Stoning the Devil Animal Sacrifice Cutting the hair Circling the Kaaba Striding between
Hagar hills
Camping Stoning the Devil
Da
y
Mina Valley
Ac
tivit
y
1 2 3 4 5
Pla
ce
Plain of ArafatMuzdalifa
Mina ValleyKaaba
Mina Valley Mina Valley
Day Of Reflection
Self-reflection
Re
ma
rks
Day of Standing
SeekingAllah’s mercyand forgiveness
Day of Sacrifice
Resolve AgainstSatan House Of Allah:
Center of Activity Searching for
life-saver: In footsteps of Hagar
Stoning the Devil
RepeatedRejection ofSatan’stemptations
Stoning the Devil
Repeatedresistance toSatan’s invitation
(pbuh)
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Into Ihram
Buries the individual trails and egos.
Strips off the distinctions of class,culture, color, race and nationality.
Before entering the sacred territory,
pilgrims wear uniform garments thatsymbolize the universal identity of anation that has submitted to Allah.
The garments are a great leveler too. Who can tell rich from poor? … all these human beingsdrawn together by the call of an idea, by the oneness of God………..” - Michael Wolfe,Author and a Revert to Islam.
Observation
Violence & fighting
Evil talk or acts
Marital relations
Some Don’ts in Ihram
Hunting of Animals
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Kaaba
Goal of longing for so many millions, for so many centuries.. Avery quiet architecture
Leopold Weiss’s (Muhammad Asad, the Jewish convert to Islam who translated the Qur'an)observation when he visited Kaaba for the first time:
Builder confined himself to simplest three dimensional formimaginable- a cube of stone.
No beauty of architecture rhythm and no perfection of line,however great, could ever do justice to the idea of God
Utter simplicity of the cube, in complete renunciation of allbeauty of line and form
…the simplest that man can conceive is the greatest thathe can do to express the glory of God.
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Pilgrim’s Progress
Such (is the Pilgrimage):whoever honours the sacredrites of Allah, for him it isgood in the Sight of his Lord.(Quran 22:30)
“…I felt very close to God in the holyplace and want to return with my fourdaughters so they too can have thisunique experience…” Ali, A British
Convert to Islam. (Source: bbc.co.uk)
Observation
Pilgrims marching towards Arafat on the Day of Standing
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At Arafat : Seeking Mercy
Pilgrims praying on Mount Arafat, known as the‘Mountain of Mercy’
The last major address ofProphet Muhammad (pbuh)
known as the LASTSERMON was delivered
here.
The sermon is themost influentialhuman rights
charter
Pilgrimsexperienceclimax ofHajj atArafat
Day spentwhile
standingnoon until
dusk
Seekingforgiveness
from theLord of the
Worlds
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Guidance From the Prophet’s Last Sermon
It is true that you have certainrights in regard to your women,but they also have rights overyou.
Do treat your women well andbe kind to them, for they areyour partners and committedhelpers.
And it is your right that they donot make friends with anyoneof whom you do not approve, aswell as never to be unchaste.
All mankind is from Adam andEve.
An Arab has no superiorityover a non-Arab nor a non-Arabhas any superiority over anArab;
A white has no superiority overa black, nor a black has anysuperiority over a white- exceptby piety and good action.
Equality
Women’ Rights
Allah has forbidden you totake usury (interest); …Yourcapital, however, is yours tokeep. You will neither inflictnor suffer any inequity.
Economics
People, no prophet or apostlewill come after me and no newfaith will be born…I leavebehind me two things, theQuran and the Sunnah(Prophet’s Way), and if youfollow these you will never goastray.
Path ofSuccess
Brotherhood
(pbuh)
Men’ Rights
Remember one day you willappear before Allah andanswer for your deeds.
Accountability
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Resolve Against Satan, The Avowed Enemy
He (Satan) said:"Then will I assault them frombefore them and behind them
from their right and their left…”(Quran 7: 17)
“ … for Satanis to man anavowedenemy! ”(Quran 12:5)
Symbolical in rejection of thetemptation of Satan.
An act of faith and conscienceof fighting the Satanic force.
An act of disabling the evilforces that divert attention fromthe right path
Stoning of the Devil
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Sacrifice
“So when they had both submitted their wills (to
Allah), and he had laid him prostrate on his forehead
(for sacrifice), We called out to him "O Abraham!
"You have indeed fulfilled your vision !" - thus do We
reward the righteous." Quran 37:103-105)
“(Abraham) said: O my
son! I have seen in a dream
that I must sacrifice you.
So look, what think you?”
(Quran 37:102)
(pbuh)
And We ransomed him with a momentous sacrifice:
And We left (this blessing) for him among
generations (to come) in later times: (Quran 37:107)
“He (Ishmael) said: O my father!
Do that which you are
commanded. If Allah so wills,
you shall find me of the patient.
(Quran 37:102)”
(pbuh)
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Meat: Allah’s Provision
“Such (is his state) and whoever holds inhonour the symbols of Allah, (in the sacrificeof animals), such (honour) should come trulyfrom piety of heart.” (Quran 22: 32)
“…you may eat of their flesh and give of it tothe contented ones and to those who ask forit…” (Quran 22: 36)
“It is not their meat nor their blood, thatreaches Allah, but it is your piety that reachesHim” (Quran 22: 37)
Photo courtesy: Reliefonline.org and refugeecamp.org
The Saudi Project for Utilization of Hajj Meat,managed by the Islamic Development Bank, distributeseach year, meat from hundreds of thousands of sacrificedsheep, cows and camels to the poor and needy in Asia,Africa and other parts of the world.
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The Unique Hajj Experience
“……….There was over three millionpeople there and I did not see onefight. I did not see one person beingrude to the other even though theywere from so many different countriesand cultural backgrounds. It was trulybeautiful, a life-changing experience.”Giovanni, An American Convert to Islam(Source: bbc.co.uk)
“… I was lucky to perform Hajj in 2001and ever since I have had a better
understanding of the world…” Reijo
Virk, A Finnish Convert to Islam (Source: bbc.co.uk)
A pilgrim taking a break
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Reflections
“Stripped of our wealth and status, we are clad insimple garments. Our true worth remains hidden,
except to the One Who knows us. We place ourCreator at the center of our lives, submitting our will toHis. We affirm His Oneness, commit our lives to Him.We turn to Him, pouring out our heart’s desires. Why
ask elsewhere when He is All-Encompassing, All-hearing?”
ASouth African
PilgrimRemembers
“… To be a member of that huge congregationgathered … in the glorification of God, is to haveone's consciousness impressed by the fullsignificance of the Islamic ideal, is to be privilegedto participate in one of the most soul inspiringexperiences that have ever been granted tohuman beings !...” (Source: al-sunnah.com)
- EvelynZeinabCobbod,A pilgrim
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Malcolm X’ Letter from Makkah
“During the past eleven days here in theMuslim world, I have eaten from thesame plate, drunk from the same glass,and slept in the same bed, (or on thesame rug) -- while praying to the sameGod -- with fellow Muslims, whose eyeswere the bluest of blue, whose hair wasthe blondest of blond, and whose skinwas the whitest of white.
We were truly all the same (brothers) --because their belief in one God hadremoved the 'white' from their minds, the'white' from their behavior, and the 'white'from their attitude.” – El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
(Malcolm X)
"This letter was sent from Malcolm to his assistants, new Muslim Mosque, press and his wife, during theconclusion of his pilgrimage to Mecca. The content is reproduced from The Autobiography of Malcolm X as toldto Alex Haley“ (From http://www.africawithin.com/malcolmx/letter_from_mecca.htm)
An Excerpt
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Resources
The Holy Qur'an (Print)
The Holy Qur'an (Online)
Muhammad (Critical Lives)
Islam Primer
Muhammad’s (pbuh) Last Sermon
Hajj Info – By Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj
Hajj Information Center
Virtual Hajj
Saudi Arabian Sacrificial Meat Project
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