It is for a change of our mechanical life.
It is called 'Haj'
Hajj.
Muslims make a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
People went to Canterbury to play baseball People went to Canterbury to play baseball
People felt the need to visit especially holy places, as they still do e.g. Lourdes.
Hajj or piligrimage is incomplete unless you go to Arafa or it's also called Arafat. Prophet Mohammad PBUH simply stated this rule by saying " the piligrimage is Arafa" & certianly what is said by the prophet indicates & represents what Allah (God ) wants as the prophet is inspired & completely led by Allah.
Piligrimage to Mecca " when you are capable of doing it " is one of the five pillars of Islam & it's called in Arabic " Hajj".
Pilgrimage (or Hajj) is the fifth pillar of the Islam 5 pillars. It is mandatory for any Muslim to do Hajj unless prevented by health, financial, or security reason.
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What is the purpose of this sentence?I did not do that on purpose.
Pilgrimage is a path to purify one's soul, and every religion has its own pilgrimage and the way of purification.It can be the place where the holy saint's attained enlightenment or the place where the great founders of that particular religion died or the place from where he summoned his teachings.It depends totally on people's faith
Muslims who come for piligrimage. Muslims who come for " Omra " Muslims who come to pray in Al-Masjd Al-Haram "the name of the mosque where Al-Ka'aba is " Muslims who come for the three reasons. even , looking at Al-Ka'aba is a pleasure itself ... All Muslims wish to visit Al-Ka'aba ....It's a journey of a lifetime !