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Hajj
Hajj refers to the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is a religious obligation among Muslims that must be undertaken at least once in a lifetime by those who could afford to do so.
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What are the risks of going to Mecca on the hajj?
The risk of going to Mecca during Hajj is many but here are few to mention:
1. Overcrowding due to the number of people who visit during the Hajj
2. Viruses: Southwest Saudi Arabia, for example, recorded hundreds of mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever cases in 2000-01, and precautions were taken to protect Hajj worshipers. So watch out.
3. Crowd Control: Hajj has a history of crowd control issues in which stampedes have killed hundreds of people. The worst incident occurred in 1990 when 1,426 pilgrims were killed in a stampede inside the Al-Ma'aisim tunnel. About 250 died during the stoning of the devil ritual at Jamarat Bridge in Mina in 2004 and 346 in 2006. The ritual, which re-enacts Abraham's encounter with the devil and Gabriel's command to "pelt" him, allows pilgrims to throw pebbles at three walls called Jamarat from the bridge or the ground.
4. Swine Flu: Recently the swine flu has posed significant challenges for Saudi Arabia, which in an exercise of extreme caution banned the elderly and children from the 2009 Hajj. Yet numbers are not likely significantly reduced to prevent crowd or health issues.
How does the hajj get Muslims closer to God?
Hajj is obligatory on Muslim men and women once in life provided they may afford it physically and financially. The Muslims from all over the world gather at Mecca in the month of Zil Hajja (the last month of Hijra calendar) to perform Hajj. They perform hajj together. They must remain together during they days as mentioned below:
The schedule is as under or this is how Hajj is performed in different stages and how it brings people together: All these rituals teach unconditional obedience to Allah Almighty. They teach equality, simplicity, sacrifice, tolerance and charity etc. It was renewed by the last Prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad (SAW). Only the Muslim Ummah performs Hajj which is obligatory on each Muslim
Day - 1. 8th of Zilhajja: (Day of Tarwiya) Taking bath, putting on Ahraam (two sheets of untailored cloth), going to Haram i Pak, making intention of performing Hajj, offering two Nawafil and reaching the field of Mina (preferably) before Zuhar Prayer and staying there.
Day - 2. 9th. (Day of Arfaa) Offering Fajr Prayer and reaching the field of Arafaat (the main ritual of Hajj). Offering Zuhar and Asar prayers (Qasar) behind the Imam in Masjid - Namra - if possible. Staying there till sunset, offering Prayers and parying to Almighty Allah Karim. Leaving the field of Arafaat just at sunset without offering Evening Prayer. Coming to Muzdalfa at night offering Maghrib and Isha Prayers together. Staying there at night. Collecting 49 small pebbles for stoning the Jamraats.
Day - 3. 10th (Eid day) Offering Fajar Prayer and leaving Muzdalfa at sunrise. Stoning the Big Jamrah (Shaitan), offering animal sacrifice, coming to Haram i - Pak, going around the Ka'abah, performing Sayee (Walking/running betwen Safa and Marwa hills), shaving off head (for men- women cut two or three inches of their hair as a token) and putting off Ihram. Going back to Mina and staying there.
Day - 4. 11th. Stoning the three Jamraat and staying at Mina.
Day- 5. 12th Zila Hajja. Stoning the three Jaraat (Shaitans-Devils) and coming back to Makka Mukarma before sunset. That is the end of Hajj.
Day= 6: 13th Zihajja. If some one intentionally or by chance does not leave Mina before sunset of Day-5, he will stay there for the night and on the 6th day he will stone the three Jamraats and return to Makka Mukammah. This ends Hajj the Fifth Pillar of Islam.
Do you believe that a pilgrimage on hajj is like going on a holiday?
i dont believe that a pilgrimage to hajj is like going on a holiday because a holiday some people are away from religous proceedings.However pilgrimages is better to get closer to god .
i done this for my R.E homework.
What is the name given to the 8th and 9th day of zull hajj?
Day - 1. 8th of Zilhajja: (Day of Tarwiya) Taking bath, putting on Ahraam (two sheets of untailored cloth), going to Haram i Pak, making intention of performing Hajj, offering two Nawafil and reaching the field of Mina (preferably) before Zuhar Prayer and staying there.
Day - 2. 9th. (Day of Arfaa) Offering Fajr Prayer and reaching the field of Arafaat (the main ritual of Hajj). Offering Zuhar and Asar prayers (Qasar) behind the Imam in Masjid - Namra - if possible. Staying there till sunset, offering Prayers and praying to Almighty Allah Karim. Leaving the field of Arafaat just at sunset without offering Evening Prayer. Coming to Muzdalfa at night offering Maghrib and Isha Prayers together. Staying there at night. Collecting 49 small pebbles for stoning the Jamraats.
How to say i hope Allah will accept your ibadah umrah?
Taqabal Allah a'malakum
May Allah accept your ibadah
or Taqabal Allah al ziyarah
May Allah accept your ziyarah
you dont have to mention Umrah they will know what your talking
about ;)
What is the effect of saying Al-Hamdulillaah on judgment day?
Alhamdulillaah means praise be to Allah
know one knows what will happen on the day of judgement
jazakallah
Is hajj meant to be easy or hard?
Hajj is meant to be a test for self, whether it is easy or hard, this depends on the person himself; but no doubt, Hajj is some sort of Jihad, due to the great effort exerted in it. in Hajj, man discovers degree of strength of the relation between him and his Lord. So the holy Quran says: "Let there be no obscenity, nor wickedness, nor wrangling in the Hajj ..."
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What do people do in the third day of hajj?
Pilgrims also started coming to Mina. We are sleep deprived and exhausted but we are well trained and prepared for Hajjis.
What values does hajj premote?
The Muslims learn all the good values a good human being should possess:
Hajj promotes: Equality, simplicity, universal human brotherhood, justice, sacrifice, service to humanity, tolerance, forbearance, truthfulness, obedience to Almighty Allah Karim, worship and charity, etc.
When on the hajj Whom are the pilgrims looking to please?
It is a religious ritual of the Muslims. While on Hajj, the pilgrims try to please Almighty Allah.
What do Muslims have to do to be pure on hajj what should they avoid?
haj is a Allah duty from allah those have money to go to maka from any part of the world
Hajj is obligatory once in lifetime on each adult Muslim man and woman provided he is in good health and can afford the expenses.
Why do throw the stones at the jamarat?
Hazrat Ibraheem (AS) took his son Hazrat Ismaiel (AS) to Mina field to sacrifice him. Shaitan (Devil-Satan) tried to convince him not to do so. Hazrat braheem (AS) threw stone at him to ward him off. Now the pilgrims throw pebbles at the Jamraats to fulfil that tradition.
Are Shiite Muslims allowed to perform the hajj?
Yes. Shiite Muslims are allowed to perform the hajj, but they cannot perform any rituals unique to Shiite Islam while in Saudi Arabia or they risk arrest or deportation.
How does hajj unite Muslims with there beloved prophets of the past?
The Prophet p.b.u.h. had performed a Hajj before he died.
What does walking around the Kaaba during hajj symbolize?
It sybolizes ONENESS of Almighty Allah round Whom rotate all Powers and to Whom belongs all kind of worship.
Hajj is a kind of worship. Hazrat Ibraheem (AS) built Ka'abah and announced to the people of the whole world to come to the House of Almighty allah karim to perform Hajj. That was in the light of the command given to him by Almighty Allah. That was the beginning of Hajj.
What does ' hajj' literally mean?
The word "Hajj" literally means the journey to Mecca made by a Muslim. Hajj is important to Muslims as they should atleast make this journey once in their life time.
Why is a hajji or hajja so revered when they return from the hajj?
Performing Hajj includes almost all kinds of worship. A Haji has to spend money, travel a lot, undergo certain restriction, remains away from home, near and dear ones, faces many difficulties, all this is to win the peasure of Almighty Allah Karim. When a Haji performs Hajj,especially stands before Almighty Allah Krim in the field of Arafaat, all his sins are forgiven by Almighty Allah Karim. Allah Karim Himself gives him respect, that is why he is respected in society provided he remains honest, truthful, just and fair in his dealings and daily life.
