Hajj is obligatory on each Muslim man and woman once in lifetime. It can be performed only during fixed days.
Yes, the hajj that Muhammad made is the same way that Muslims today make hajj. Muslims got the steps of hajj through Prophet Muhammad (S), from many hadith, or sayings, of the Prophet. There are many, so see the link below, which links to Sahih Bukhari, a book which contains the authentic sayings of Muhammad (S). The link takes you to the chapter on hajj, where you can see the hadith about how the Prophet performed his pilgrimage, which is how Muslims do today.
They go on Hajj to get rewards from Allah (God) so they can go to Heaven. I know this as I am a Muslim!
Yes. Hajj is mandatory upon every Muslim unless physically or financially able to do so.
A Muslim is expected to make the hajj at least once if s/he is able to do so.
So they can Understand what JiHad mission Allah wants them to complete.
Hajj is that activity in Islam, which seals and combines all the rest of the pillars and practices of the religion. It is Fard on every Muslim to perform the Pilgrimage of kaaba i.e. The Hajj ateast once in a life time for everyone who can afford to do so.
It is better not to do so. Hajj is obligatory just once in life. Going to Mecca to perform Hajj again and again deprives some other Muslims from performing Hajj (because only so many people can fit around the Ka'aba). You may visit Mecca to perform Umra, if you like. Better spend this money to help your needy relatives, the poor and the needy.
Hajj is an Arabic word. It is the holy journaey for Muslims. You may call it "pilgramage" but it is a generic term, as any one who is on a holy journey no matter from wihcih religion, they all are call pilgrims and journaey is called pilgramage. So while talking about holy journey for Muslims, its always called Hajj. html you can read more about it here, shorthajj [dot] com
it is so they see some sites during this once in a life time opprunity
The 9th of Zilhajja is the main prayer of Hajj. The pilgrims gather in the field of Arafat. They are uniformly clad in Ihraam, unailored sheets of white cloth. They pray to Almighty Allah because it is the tradition and the main ritual of Hajj. The last Prophet Hazrat Muhammad saw taught the Muslims to do so.
Um.....i think uve got the wording of your question wrong. Mecca is a MUSLIM city......... in fact a lot of people consider it the core of the Muslim world and Muslims go for Hajj there too so..... i don't have much time so y don't you Google hajj and Mecca and their importance to Muslims.............they may come as an interesting surprise to you.
Out of the Five basic and compulsory pillars of Islam, one is Hajj. Hajj is compulsory for every ABLE (capable) Muslim. A true Muslim must go for Hajj once in a life-time (if he is economically and physically sound).