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Praise be to Allah.

We Muslims feel honoured and proud to be the slaves of Allah, the One, the Self-Sufficient Master, Who begets not nor was He begotten, and there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him; He is our Lord and we have no Lord besides Him. Hence we respond to the commands of our Lord with the utmost humility and submit to His commands, for we know that He is the All-Wise and no wisdom is greater than His. We know that He is the Most-Merciful and there is none more merciful than Him, may He be glorified and praised. Hence we love Him in a way that demands that we obey His commands even if that is somewhat difficult for us. We feel proud, happy and content when we do that which He commands us to do.

For if a human loves another person, he loves to serve him and that may make him happy. So what do you think about the Almighty Lord Who created us and grants us provision, and everything that we have is a blessing from Him? And His is the highest description. We owe everything to our Lord, so we must hasten to do all that He commands us to do, so that we might give back some small thanks for His great blessings. We can never thank Him enough, but by His grace Allaah the Most Generous accepts our small efforts and rewards us for them greatly.

For example, Hajj or pilgrimage. If a Muslim does Hajj in the manner required by his Lord, then Allaah has promised to forgive him his sins and admit him to Paradise, on condition that he does not spoil this action by committing any major action that would invalidate it and earn the anger of Allaah.

One of the great mercies that Allaah has bestowed upon this ummah (nation, i.e., the Muslims), is that Allaah has made obedience to His commands and the commands of His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) subject to the condition that one be able to do them. So long as a person is able to do them, then it is obligatory for him to do what is required of him, otherwise he is not obliged to do so and he is excused. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"Allaah burdens not a person beyond his scope"

[al-Baqarah 2:286] - i.e., He does not ask him to do more than he can bear.

Concerning Hajj in particular, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"And Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) to the House (Ka'bah) is a duty that mankind owes to Allaah, those who can afford the expenses (for one's conveyance, provision and residence)"

[Aal 'Imraan 3:97]

By His mercy He has enjoined this upon His slaves once in a lifetime, so that it will not be too difficult for them, but He urges those who are able to do Hajj and 'Umrah more than once to do so. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Keep on doing Hajj and 'Umrah, for they take away poverty and sins as the bellows takes away the impurity from iron." (Narrated by al-Nasaa'i, 2/4; this is a saheeh hadeeth as was stated by al-Albaani in al-Silsilat al-Saheehah, 1200).

This great act of worship was prescribed by Allaah so that we might praise Him and glorify Him, and thank Him for His great blessings and bounty. The purpose of Tawaaf around the Ka'bah is not simply to go around these stones! No, rather the reason is that Allaah has commanded us to go around it seven times and we obey Allaah by going around it seven times, no more and no less; rather we do what He has commanded us and we feel that we are His slaves, humbling ourselves before Him and praising Him and thanking Him for choosing us to be His slaves out of all of mankind who worship various gods, and may even worship themselves or their own desires.

The same applies to all the rituals of Hajj, and indeed to all the acts of worship that Allaah has prescribed for us. Praise be to Allaah, Who has honoured us with this great religion.

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Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly:

We Muslims fast the month of Ramadaan because Allaah has commanded us to do so. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

" O you who believe! Observing As-Sawm (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqoon (pious)" [al-Baqarah 2:183]

So we worship Allaah by doing this act of worship which is beloved to Allaah and which He has enjoined upon us. The believers hasten to obey the commands of Allaah and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), in obedience to His words (interpretation of the meaning):

"The only saying of the faithful believers, when they are called to Allaah (His Words, the Qur'aan) and His Messenger, to judge between them, is that they say: 'We hear and we obey.' And such are the successful (who will live forever in Paradise)"[al-Noor 24:51]

"It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allaah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allaah and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed into a plain error" [al-Ahzaab 33:36]

Secondly:

It is by His wisdom that Allaah has prescribed a variety of acts of worship, so as to test people with regard to how they will obey all these commands. Will they only choose to do that which suits them, or will they do that which pleases Allaah? If we think about the five acts of worship: testimony of faith, prayer, zakaah, fasting and pilgrimage, we will see that some of them are purely physical, some are purely financial, some are both, so that the miser will become distinct from the generous. For some people it may be easy for them to pray one thousand rak'ahs but not to give a single dirham; for others it may be easy to give a thousand dirhams but not to pray a single rak'ahs. So Islam came to prescribe a variety of acts of worship so as to determine who will follow in obedience to the command of Allaah and who will follow only that which suits him. Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen, al-Sharh al-Mumti', 6/190.

Thirdly:

Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen was asked about the reason why fasting was enjoined?

He replied:

If we read the words of Allaah (interpretation of the meaning):

" O you who believe! Observing As-Sawm (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqoon (pious)"[al-Baqarah 2:183]

We will know the reason why fasting was prescribed, which is taqwa (piety) and submission to Allaah. Taqwameans giving up haraam things, and in general terms includes both doing what is commanded and abstaining from what is forbidden. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever does not give up false speech and acting upon it and offensive speech and behaviour, Allaah has no need of his giving up his food and drink." Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6057

Based on this, it is important for the one who is fasting to carry out religious duties and avoid haraam things in word and deed. So he should not backbite about people, tell lies, or spread malicious gossip among them, or engage in haraamtransactions, and he should avoid all haraam things. If a person does that for a whole month, the rest of the year will go well, but unfortunately in the case of many of those who fast, there is no difference between a day when they fast and a day when they do not; they behave as they usually do, neglecting obligatory duties and doing forbidden things. You do not see the dignity that is to be expected of the fasting person. These actions do not invalidate their fast but they do detract from its reward and may cancel out the reward altogether.

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1 - Fasting is a means that makes us appreciate and give thanks for pleasures. For fasting means giving up eating, drinking and intercourse, which are among the greatest pleasures. By giving them up for a short time, we begin to appreciate their value. Because the blessings of Allaah are not recognized, but when you abstain from them, you begin to recognize them, so this motivates you to be grateful for them.

2 - Fasting is a means of giving up haraam things, because if a person can give up halaal things in order to please Allaah and for fear of His painful torment, then he will be more likely to refrain from haraam things. So fasting is a means of avoiding the things that Allaah has forbidden.

3 - Fasting enables us to control our desires, because when a person is full his desires grow, but if he is hungry then his desire becomes weak. Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "O young men! Whoever among you can afford to get married, let him do so, for it is more effective in lowering the gaze and protecting one's chastity. Whoever cannot do that, let him fast, for it will be a shield for him."

4 - Fasting makes us feel compassion and empathy towards the poor, because when the fasting person tastes the pain of hunger for a while, he remembers those who are in this situation all the time, so he will hasten to do acts of kindness to them and show compassion towards them. So fasting is a means of feeling empathy with the poor.

5 - Fasting humiliates and weakens the Shaytaan; it weakens the effects of his whispers (waswaas) on a person and reduces his sins. That is because the Shaytaan "flows through the son of Adam like blood" as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, but fasting narrows the passages through which the Shaytaan flows, so his influence grows less.

Shaykh al-Islam said in Majmoo' al-Fataawa, 25/246

Undoubtedly blood is created from food and drink, so when a person eats and drinks, the passages through which the devils flow - which is the blood - become wide. But if a person fasts, the passages through which the devils flow become narrow, so hearts are motivated to do good deeds, and to give up evil deeds.

6 - The fasting person is training himself to remember that Allaah is always watching, so he gives up the things that he desires even though he is able to take them, because he knows that Allaah can see him.

7 - Fasting means developing an attitude of asceticism towards this world and its desires, and seeking that which is with Allaah.

8 - It makes the Muslim get used to doing a great deal of acts of worship, because the fasting person usually does more acts of worship and gets used to that.

These are some of the reasons why fasting is enjoined. We ask Allaah to help us to achieve them and to worship Him properly.

And Allaah knows best.

See Tafseer al-Sa'di, p. 116; Ibn al-Qayyim's footnotes on al-Rawd al-Murabba', 3/344; al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah, 28

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Allah Almighty says :

"And He it is Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each in an orbit floating." (Al-Anbiya, 21: 33)

We live in a massive universe that depends on revolution. The Earth revolves around the sun, the moon revolved around the Earth, planets of our solar system around the Sun and each of these having moons that revolve around them.

The solar system orbits the galaxy, Milky Way, of which there are estimated to be more than 130 billions stars and there are more galaxies.

The same law applies to atoms-electrons move around the atom. The same law applies to cells, the cytoplasm in the cells move around the nucleus too. Since all matter in the universe is made of atoms it applies to the most of creation. It is a cosmic law. Their revolution is anti-clockwise.

This brings us to the circumambulation of the Kaaba-an essential ritual of Hajj, it is an true act of worship and devotion that a pilgrim performs. It is an act of utmost devotion. It is known as the 'Tawaf' or 'circumambulation' of the Kaaba. It is a great expression of ultimate faith in Almighty God-that all creatures and creations on Earth, in the heavens and everything in between them- belong to Him. Everything surrounds Him in unity.

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Updated AnswerThe God revelation of Quran to Prophet Mohamed through the Angel Gabriel (Jibril) started in Mecca (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) in year 610 AD. The religion according to this revelation is Islam religion. Then Prophet Mohamed (peace upon him) started his mission in calling for Islam and for worshiping God and only one God and not worshiping idols as Gods or partners to God. However, the nonbelievers in Mecca were very aggressive with the Islam believers. They tortured them, isolated them, and used all nonhuman means to try to get them back to their idols worshiping. First Immigration was to Ethiopia where its ruler was Christian and didn't deny the truth of the mission of Prophet Mohamed. So, he accepted his Muslim followers as refugees under his protection. The second immigration was to Medina according to invitation of some people of Medina who become Muslims.

Prophet Mohamed , then, was informed by God that all the tribes in Mecca , who are still unbelievers, plotted for his assassination. He was commanded by God to immigrate to Medina. This immigration was in year 622 AD.

Answermuhamad born in ( mecca ) , after that immigrated to el medina ( this move call "haagra" = immigration ) , so this city became holy , and the quran he got from the sky in Jerusalem (then el aqza mosque built )
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Islam is the fastest growing religion, everything about it is so beautiful. Just listen to the recruitment of the Quran its so amazing and overwhelming. Read the translation of the Quran. Allah made it memorizable, thus the Quran hasn't changed for over than 1400. Many scientists and scholars of other religions have converted to Islam. The Quran describes embryology (how the baby is formed) before 1400 years. It also says that earth is an ovule shape and talks about the big bang theory. Many people are converting to Islam. All the thing that Islam prohibited was for our own good: covered woman are rarely raped (in Islam rape is a major sin). Eating bacon is prohibited, and recently, research has shown that it is harmful. Wine is prohibited, so that is why it is a lot safer to walk down the streets in an Islamic country.

Unfortunately a few percentage of Muslims are not practicing Islam which basically doesn't make them Muslim.

Additionally, see the Related Link in Prioktan 918's Expert Answer which discusses why people are interested in Islam.

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Hajj means in Islam pilgrimage to Makkah (or Mecca) and its vicinities as required from all Muslims who can afford pilgrimage financially, physically, and safely.

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It depends on where the conversion took place and the individual converting. There are, of course, those people who genuinely believe Islamic claims that Islam is the correct religion and one that is desirable for society, but as those are discussed in the Community Answer and at this link, they need not be rehashed. However, there are reasons for conversion both currently and historically that are not usually mentioned.

Forcible Conversion
As to the claim of forcible conversion even between sects of Islam, there is quite a bit of evidence to show that this did occur. It was never the dominant form of conversion to Islam, but it existed. There are those perpetrated by the Almohads throughout their Empire. 120,000 Muslims were killed in addition to Jews and Christians in the city of Marrakesh alone due to their "incorrect belief". There were also massacres in Safavid Persia against the Jews. There is also Aurangzeb's forcible conversion of Hindus in India and his slaughter of several groups of Hindus who lived outside of his direct authority. There were repression and consistent attacks by the Ottomans of Christian vassals in Europe. Finally, the Ottoman act of Devşirme, ripping Christian boys and girls away from their families to serve the Sultan, is a violation of a person's inalienable right to family.

Additionally, Polytheists were forced to convert to Islam with some rare exceptions (such as the Hindus in India under Akbar the Great). Zoroastrianism was the majority faith in Iran until Islam almost completely extinguished it, both by sword, economic inequality, and brutal repression of Zoroastrian customs (unless they could be Islamicized like Nourouz).

To Escape Dhimmi Status
The Dhimmi, or non-Muslim under Muslim occupation, was required by Islamic Law to pay a number of taxes that were connected with his Dhimmi status. The most famous tax was the jizya, which was a tax that Dhimmi had to pay for Muslims for the right to not be killed where they stood for not acknowledging Muhammad's Prophecy; it was a form of humiliation. Additional taxes included the kharaj, which was a tax on non-Muslim land-holdings in the Muslim World. The kharaj was so untenable that most Dhimmi were forced to live in the cities where the tax would not be applicable. The above answer is also incorrect as concerns justice. On paper, a Christian or Jew could testify against a Muslim, but in reality, such testimony was not acceptable and the attempt to defame a Muslim would receive retribution. Christians and Jews were not allowed to build new houses of worship, restore old houses of worship, proselytize in any way (this included religious debate or dialogue), or allow wine or pigs to be shown in public.

If such a person converted to Islam, all of these inequalities would drop away. Islamic States have historically created a set of benefits that only Muslims could partake, making a choice to be Muslim tied to choices about economic viability (which trades you could work - especially in government) or tied to choices of social standing. These would strongly weight the choice and produce a steady stream of converts by their very nature.

Social Benefits
The majority of Islamic converts in India came from the Untouchable and Sudra Hindu Castes who never would have had a chance to be treated well in Hindu society. However, in Islam all men were equal before God, making conversion an escape from this social suppression. There were similar conversions among slaves in order to find a way to escape from slavery, since it is much more difficult for a Muslim to justify having a Muslim slave than a non-Muslim slave, according to Islamic Law.

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To spread Islam there, and escape the persecution of the Quraish.

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in the month of hajj usually around January...you will see millions of Muslims go for hajj every day!!! i went to hajj a few years ago...=D

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Muslims travel to Mecca at least once in their lifetime to perform pilgrimage (or hajj); the 5th pillar of Islam five pillars. Refer to question below,

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