Hajj - The Pilgrimage To Makkah

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A More On IslamBriefcast

Prophet Abraham: The Founding Father 19 Slides including Cover(pbuh)

Pilgrimage to MakkahThis uick uide outlines the

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important aspects of Hajj, the fifth

pillar of Islam and takes youthrough the journey of a lifetime.


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The Pilgrimage to the First House of Worship

Once-in-a-lifetime

Makkah that involvesvisiting the House of Allah

and performing the

obligation on thoseMuslims who havei) the physical and

activities and ritualsassociated with Hajj.

nanc a means oundertake the pilgrimage.

that 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

when Abraham andIshmael raised thefoundations of the


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.. , 2:127)


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Fifth Pillar of Islam

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AJJ

FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM

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Declaring andbelieving Thereis no god worthy ofworship except Allah

and Muhammad

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Performingthe obligatoryprayers five

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Observingdawn-to-duskabstinence in

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Giving charity

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UndertakingPilgrimage toMakkah

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(pbuh) is Hismessenger.

mes a ay t e mont oRamadan


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4Annual Event

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Islamic Calendar

or the HijriCalendar is

based on the

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lunar year.

Hajj falls in the 12th month of the lunar

Dhu al-Hijjah


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5"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)

Number of Hajj Pilgrims

2500000

,journeys through deep and distant mountainhighways; (Quran 22:27)

500000

1000000

1500000

2000000

That they may witness the benefits (provided)for them, (Quran 22:28) Data Source: Ministry of Hajj, Saudi Arabia

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Year


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6Prophet Abraham - The Founding Father

(pbuh)

Hallmarks of Prophets Abrahams life(pbuh)

"For me, I have set m face, firml and trul , 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 oinStru le


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to make you the leader of mankind ... (Quran 2:124)


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7Hajj Revived

Prophet Abrahams prayer is granted!(pbuh)

And when Abraham prayed: Our Lord! And raise up in

their midst a messenger Centuries later, Prophet Muhammad rose(pbuh)

from among

them who shall recite to

them Your Revelations,

You art All-Powerful and

from the descendants of Abraham andproclaimed Islam, the same religion that

Abraham had preached.

All Wise (Quran 2:129)

(pbuh)

revived the Hajj by restoring its purefoundations and eliminating all customs ofignorance.


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8Hajj at a Glimpse

Day

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Camping Stoning the Devil Camping

Standing fromnoon until dusk

Resting

Camping Stoning the Devil Animal Sacrifice Cutting the hair

Camping Stoning the Devil

ctivity

Striding between

Hagar hills

Mina Valley

A

lac

ePlain of Arafat Mina Valley Mina Valley Mina Valley

Day Of Reflection

Self-reflectionrks

Day of Standing

Seeking

Day of Sacrifice

Resolve Against

Stoning the Devil

Repeated

Stoning the Devil

Repeated

Rema

and forgiveness House Of Allah:Center of Activity

Searching forlife-saver: In foot

Satanstemptations

Satans invitation


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steps of Hagar(pbuh)


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9Into Ihram

Before entering the sacred territory,pilgrims wearuniform garments that

symbolize the universal identity of aMarital relations

Buries the individual trails and egos.

na on a as su m e o a .

Violence & fighting

Strips off the distinctions of class,

culture, color, race and nationality.

The garments are a great leveler too. Who can tell rich from poor? all these human

Observation


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, .. - c ae

Wolfe, Author and a Revert to Islam.


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10Pilgrims Progress

Such (is the P ilgrimage):

rites of Allah, for him it isgood in the Sight of his Lord.(Quran 22:30)

I felt ver close to God in the hol

Observation

place and want to return with my fourdaughters so they too can have thisunique experienceAli, A British Revertto Islam. Source: bbc.co.uk


10Pilgrims marching towards Arafat on the Day of Standing


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11At Arafat : Seeking Mercy

Pilgrims praying on Mount Arafat, known as theMountain of Mercy

Pilgrims

experience

Hajj atArafat

Seekingforgiveness

from the

The last major address ofProphet Muhammad (pbuh)

known as the LAST

The sermon is themost influentialhuman rights

whilestanding

noon until

Lord of theWorlds


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was e verehere.

c arter us


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12Guidance From the Prophets Last Sermon

It is true that you have certain

rights in regard to your women,

but they also have rights over

you.

All mankind is from Adam and

Eve.

An Arab has no superiorityEquality

Do treat your women well and

be kind to them, for they areyour partners and committed

helpers.

over a non- ra nor a non-

Arab has any superiority over

an Arab;

A white has no superiority over

a black nor a black has an

Women Rights

And it is your right that they do

not make friends with anyone

of whom you do not approve, as

well as never to be unchaste.

superiority over a white- except

by piety and good action. Men Rights

Remember one day you will

People, no prophet or apostle

will come after me and no new

faith will be bornI leave

behind me two things, the

Path ofSuccess

appear e ore a an

answer for your deeds.ccoun a y

usury (interest); Your capital,

however, is yours to keep. You

will neither inflict nor suffer

any inequity.

EconomicsQuran and the Sunnah(Prophets Way), and if you

follow these you will never go

astray.


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13Resolve Against Satan, The Avowed Enemy

He (Satan) said:"Then will I assault them frombefore them and behind them

for Satanis to man anavowedenem !

rom e r r g an e r e

(Quran 7:17)

(Quran 12:5)

Symbolical in rejection of the

temptation of Satan.

Stoning of the Devil

An act of faith and conscienceof fighting the Satanic force.

An act of disabling the evilforces that divert attention from


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e r g pa .


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(Abraham) said: O my

son! I have seen in a

dream that I must sacrifice

(pbuh)

He (Ishmael) said: O my

father! Do that which you are

commanded. If Allah so wills

(pbuh)

you. So look, what think

you? (Quran 37:102)

you shall find me of the patient.

(Quran 37:102)

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)

And We ransomed him with a momentous sacrifice:And We left (this blessing) for him among

generations (to come) in later times: (Quran


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37:107)


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15Meat: Allahs Provision

Such (is his state) and whoever holds in

honour the symbols of Allah, (in the sacrifice

,

frompietyof heart. (Quran22:32)

you may eat of their flesh and give of it to

the contented ones and to those who ask for

Photo courtesy: Reliefonline.org and refugeecamp.org

The Saudi Project for Utilization of Hajj Meat,managed by the Islamic Development Bank, distributes

each year, meat from hundreds of thousands of sacrificed

sheep, cows and camels to the poor and needy in Asia,

It is not their meat nor their blood, thatreaches Allah, but it is your piety that reaches

Him (Quran22:37)

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16The Unique Hajj Experience

.There were over three millionpeople there and I did not see one

.rude to the other even though theywere from so many different countriesand cultural backgrounds. It was truly

, - .Giovanni, An American Revert to Islam(Source: bbc.co.uk)

I was lucky to perform Hajj in 2001and ever since I have had a better

A pilgrim taking a break

understanding of the worldReijoVirk, A Finnish Revert to Islam (Source: bbc.co.uk)


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To be a member of that huge congregationgathered in the glorification of God, is to haveone's consciousness impressed by the full - Evelyn

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to participate in one of the most soul inspiringexperiences that have ever been granted tohuman beings !... (Source: al-sunnah.com)

Cobbod,

A pilgrim

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 to

ASouth African

His. We affirm His Oneness, commit our lives to Him.We turn to Him, pouring out our hearts desires. Why

ask elsewhere when He is All-Encompassing, All-hearing?

Remembers


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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 the

same rug) -- while praying to the sameGod -- with fellow Muslims, whose eyes

,the blondest of blond, and whose skinwas the whitest of white.

An ExcerptWe 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 the


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conclusion of his pilgrimage to Mecca. The content is reproduced from The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told

to Alex Haley (From http://www.africawithin.com/malcolmx/letter_from_mecca.htm)


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Resources

The Holy Qur'an (Print)

The Hol Qur'an Online

"Verily, in the creation of the heavens

and the earth, and in the succession

of ni ht and da , there are indeed

Muhammad (Critical Lives)

Islam Primer

messages for all who are endowed

with insight" (Quran 3:190)

Muhammads (pbuh) Last Sermon

Hajj Info By SaudiArabian Ministry of Hajj

an s or wac ng an su yng e presena on.

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