waqfa is a muslim celbration where you throw stones at pilars during the journey of the Hajj.
1. Saying "Lâ ilâha ill-Allah Muhammadun Rasûl-Allah"The brief meaning of it: There is no ilâh except Allah, and Muhammad ('alaihis-salâm) is His Prophet. Belief in the Prophet of Allah means to accept, believe, and approve all of what he communicated.2. Keeping up five daily namâzes3. Giving zakât4. Fasting5. Performing the hajj [major pilgrimage]For people who have money enough to go to and come back from the blessed city of Mecca besides the property sufficient for the subsistence of their family they leave behind until they come back, it is fard to perform tawâf around the Ka'ba and to perform waqfa on the plain of 'Arafât once in their lifetimes.6. Performing jihâdIt is an important act of worship. It is purported in the Qur'ân al-karîm(Perform jihâd in the way of Allah, so that you attain salvation.) [Sûrat-ul-Mâida 35]It is declared in hadîth-i sharîfs:(The most valuable deed is performing jihâd.)[Tabarânî](The highest of people is the one who performs jihâd with his life and property.) [I. Ahmad](The most virtuous jihâd is performing the fards[obligatory acts of worship].) [Tabarânî]7. Amr-i ma'rûfIt means to enjoin and spread what is good. A hadîth-i sharîf reads:(He who does not enjoin what is good and does not forbid what is evil when he is able to do so is not in our community.)[Tirmudhî]8. Nahy-i munkarIt means to forbid what is evil. It is declared in a hadîth-i sharîf:(The mujâhid higher than a martyr is the one who enjoins what is good and forbids what is evil.) [I. Ghazâlî](Mujâhid is a person who engages in jihâd.)9. Joining the jamâ'ahJamâ'ah [the community of Muslims] brings about Allah's Compassion; separation from jamâ'ah brings about His Torment. A hadîth-i sharîf reads:(He who separates from the jamâ'ah falls flat on his face into Hell.) [Tabarânî]10. Tâ'atThey are actions that Allahu ta'âlâ likes. A Muslim who practises them receives thawâb. On the other hand, a person who does not do any deeds that Allahu ta'âlâ likes will certainly suffer a great loss.It is purported in the Qur'ân al-karîm:(Make dhikr of Me [by doing tâ'at], and I, too, will make dhikr of you [with My Compassion].)[Sûrat-ul-Baqara 152]A hadîth-i sharîf, too, reads:(Allahu ta'âlâ does not love a person who is in negligence of carrying out tâ'at.) [Daylamî]
1. Saying "Lâ ilâha ill-Allah Muhammadun Rasûl-Allah"The brief meaning of it: There is no ilâh except Allah, and Muhammad ('alaihis-salâm) is His Prophet. Belief in the Prophet of Allah means to accept, believe, and approve all of what he communicated.2. Keeping up five daily namâzes3. Giving zakât4. Fasting5. Performing the hajj [major pilgrimage]For people who have money enough to go to and come back from the blessed city of Mecca besides the property sufficient for the subsistence of their family they leave behind until they come back, it is fard to perform tawâf around the Ka'ba and to perform waqfa on the plain of 'Arafât once in their lifetimes.6. Performing jihâdIt is an important act of worship. It is purported in the Qur'ân al-karîm(Perform jihâd in the way of Allah, so that you attain salvation.) [Sûrat-ul-Mâida 35]It is declared in hadîth-i sharîfs:(The most valuable deed is performing jihâd.)[Tabarânî](The highest of people is the one who performs jihâd with his life and property.) [I. Ahmad](The most virtuous jihâd is performing the fards[obligatory acts of worship].) [Tabarânî]7. Amr-i ma'rûfIt means to enjoin and spread what is good. A hadîth-i sharîf reads:(He who does not enjoin what is good and does not forbid what is evil when he is able to do so is not in our community.)[Tirmudhî]8. Nahy-i munkarIt means to forbid what is evil. It is declared in a hadîth-i sharîf:(The mujâhid higher than a martyr is the one who enjoins what is good and forbids what is evil.) [I. Ghazâlî](Mujâhid is a person who engages in jihâd.)9. Joining the jamâ'ahJamâ'ah [the community of Muslims] brings about Allah's Compassion; separation from jamâ'ah brings about His Torment. A hadîth-i sharîf reads:(He who separates from the jamâ'ah falls flat on his face into Hell.) [Tabarânî]10. Tâ'atThey are actions that Allahu ta'âlâ likes. A Muslim who practises them receives thawâb. On the other hand, a person who does not do any deeds that Allahu ta'âlâ likes will certainly suffer a great loss.It is purported in the Qur'ân al-karîm:(Make dhikr of Me [by doing tâ'at], and I, too, will make dhikr of you [with My Compassion].)[Sûrat-ul-Baqara 152]A hadîth-i sharîf, too, reads:(Allahu ta'âlâ does not love a person who is in negligence of carrying out tâ'at.) [Daylamî]
there are five pillars in Islam 1.shahadah- to bear witness that there is only one god and that Muhamed(s.a.w.)was his last messenger 2.Salaat-the five obligatory daily prayers 3.zakat-charity to the poor/needy 4.sawm-fasting in the month of Ramadan 5.Hajj-pilgrimage to Mecca at a certain time of year with other Muslims