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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca "Haj" redirects here. For other uses, see Hajj (disambiguation) and Haj (disambiguation). Hajj حَجّ Pilgrims at the Al-Masjid Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca on Hajj in 2010 Status Active Genre Religious pilgrimage Begins 8th day of Dhu al-Hijja Ends 12th or 13th ...
It is obligatory on every Muslim to perform Al Hajj at-least once in their life if they are capable in terms of health and wealth regardless of gender.....The pilgrim performs the Hajj rituals during the Sacred Month of Dhul-Hijjah, the 12th (last) month of Islamic calendar and ask Allah (SWT) for forgiveness, mercy and His countless bounties ...
When arranging a pilgrimage, the participant is asked to declare their objective before the outset of the journey. If the pilgrimage begins with only the intention of it being a minor one and the pilgrim decides after starting it that it will be a major one, they need to go a certain distance away from Mecca, and then start a new pilgrimage, intending to do the greater one.
The Ka'aba is a cuboid-shaped building in the center of the Great Mosque and the most sacred site in Islam. [57] It is the focal point for Islamic rituals like prayer and pilgrimage. [57] [58] [59] The Black Stone is the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba and plays a role in the pilgrimage. [60] [61]
It is a symbolic reenactment of Ibrahim's (or Abraham's) hajj, where he stoned three pillars representing the Shaitan (or Satan), and Muslims' temptation to disobey the will of Allah. On Eid al-Adha (the 10th day of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah ), pilgrims must strike the Big Jamarah or Al-Jamrah Al-Aqaba with seven pebbles.
A camel caravan traveling to Mecca for the annual pilgrimage, c. 1910. The pilgrimage to Mecca is attested in some pre-Islamic Arabic poetry.Compared to Islamic-era poetry where the Hajj appears ubiquitously, only a small number of references are found to it in pre-Islamic poetry, indicating that its Arabian centrality was a development of Islamic times. [5]
The Talbiyah (Arabic: ٱلتَّلبِيَة, at-Talbiyah) is a Muslim prayer invoked by the pilgrims as a conviction that they intend to perform the Hajj only for the glory of Allah. Talbiyah is repeatedly invoked during the Hajj, or pilgrimage, upon putting on the Ihram, so the pilgrims can purify and rid themselves of worldly concerns.
Hajji and its variant spellings are used as honorific titles for Muslims who have successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca. [1] In Arab countries, ḥājj and ḥājjah (pronunciation varies by Arabic dialect) is a commonly used manner of addressing any older person respectfully if they have performed the pilgrimage. It is often used to refer ...