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Signifcant Practices inthe lie o the Adherents
ONE signifcant practicewithin Islam
Hajj
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The annual week long pilgrimage toMecca modern da! Saudi Ara"ia#
The $thPillar o Islam The complete ha%% occurs & months and '(
da!s ater )amadan ends and culminateswith * Id al+Adha, the esti-al o sacrifce#
.mra set o religious and de-otionalrites# oten known as lesser /a%% can "eperormed at an! time during the !earand does not include rites at Mina0Mu1dalia and Araat2
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/istor! o the /a%%
3irtual /a%%
The /a%% is s!m"olic o pilgrimageMuhammed made in the ootstepso A"raham2 So reall! the /a%% isin remem"erence o Pre+IslamicAra"ian times and recognisition o
the e-ents can "een seen in theMonotheistic aiths o 4udaism05hristianit! and Islam2
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The Hajj is spread
across a number oftowns in the Hijazprovince including:Mecca, Mina,Muzdalifah, Arafat and
Medina.
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6escri"e the practice
The 7ur,an states 8Make the pilgrimageand -isit the sacred house or /is sake9make the pilgrimage in the sacred month:
It is an O"ligation $thPillar# that all
women and men should ollow0ano"ligation upon 8those who can maketheir wa! there:9 8o"ser-e !our dut! toAllah0 and know that Allah is se-ere inpunishment:
Encouragement rom the /adith states;the prophet said; 8 Islam does not allowor ailure to perorm the /a%%:2
It is an essential part o a Muslim,s aithand practice2
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Pra!er "eore starting
/a%%
O Allah! I intend to perform Hajj; make iteasy for me and accept it from me. I make
the niyyah for Hajj and enter into thestate of Ihram for the sake of Allah alone,the most High.
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Not an o"ligation on children0
the sick or those who can,ta
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Anal!se the signifcance o
this practice or theMuslim communit! /a%% is a test o what a person is willing to do
or Allah
Spiritual 5leansing personal# Muhammed himsel went on the /a%% in the
ootsteps o A"raham Annual con-ention or "elie-ers 6emonstrates Islamic uni-ersalit!
5onfrmation o commitment to >od Spiritual and historical education 5ommemorate A"raham and Ismail 6a! o %udgment grand assem"l! reminder
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Personal Signifcance o
/a%% /a%% Toda! Devoted elievers of different
religions isolate themselves from
people in order to prify their hearts.In the "est for intimacy #ith thedivine, they retreat to montaincaves, monasteries, or hermitages
and prefer solitde to the companyof others.
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$od has favoredIslam % as the last&estament % #ithHajj 'pilgrimage to
(akkah) to e theIslamic form ofmonasticism #hen aset period of time isdevoted y thepilgrims* ritals andperformance to thetask of freeingminds and heartsfrom all
#orldly concerns.&he pilgrim seeksto prse a ni"eform of collective
#orship of Allahand seekscloseness to Him inthe one and only
location chosen yHim.
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If the pilgrim nderstands #here Hajj really standsin Islam, he #ill notice in himself a process ofspirital transformation throgh the ritals. +verystep of Hajj serves as a reminder, a sign ofsmission to Allah, an instrctive tool for selfdiscipline and piety, and an ehortation to thefaithfl aspirant.
As Hajj provides every pilgrim #ith tran"ility ofheart, inner prity, and fllness of nderstanding ofhis eistence in the cosmos, every single stepshold recall the ideas of the creation, glory ofdivine transcendence, and the nity of the elieversthat crosses ondaries and ethnic and genderdiversities. In the heart of every aspect of Hajj is
some reflection signifying the Hereafter.