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  • Hajj: A Training School for Sound Morals – III

    … Continued Piety combines all sorts of goodness and the guide to every righteous act. Allah The Almighty accepts the deeds of the pious people and He guides them and sets right their conditions. Whoever wears the garment of piety will realize goodness and achieve happiness. Whoever takes off the garment of piety is outcast. Piety drives the.. More

  • Hajj: A Training School for Sound Morals – II

    … Continued Pardon and forgiveness are among the benefits of Hajj: Hajj is a school for teaching pardon and forgiveness. Some clashes often happen in times of crowdedness that require good behavior. Hajj disciplines and trains the pilgrims to control themselves when they are angry and to say only good words. Allah The Almighty Says (what.. More

  • Hajj: A Training School for Sound Morals - I

    Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And [mention, O Muhammad], when We Designated for Ibraaheem (Abraham) the site of the House, [saying], "Do not associate anything with Me and purify My House for those who perform Tawaaf and those who stand [in prayer] and those who bow and prostrate." And proclaim to the people the Hajj; they will.. More

  • When Believers are Honoured and Satan is Humiliated

    Iblees (Satan) is frustrated in his endeavours to misguide humankind on numerous occasions. Yet, the bitterness, rage and humiliation he undergoes on the Day of 'Arafaatis unmatched,except perhaps with his abject humiliation on the occasion of the Battle of Badr.Seeing the mercy of Allah The Almighty and His forgiveness descending upon the believers.. More

  • The Rituals of Hajj: Symbols of Tawheed - II

    … Continued There is no prosperity or success in this world except through following the path of Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, having faith and doing good deeds. It is in the light of this that he said, “Take from me your Hajj rites.” The eagerness of the Companions was embodied in this saying of Ibn Abbaas, may.. More

  • The Rituals of Hajj: Symbols of Tawheed - I

    In Islam, the greatest obligation placed upon every human being is Tawheed (to have belief in the oneness of Allah The Almighty, and to act in accordance to it). Tawheed helps one attain felicity in this life and the Hereafter; without it, one’s lot will be misery and hardship. At no stage of the Prophet’s, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,.. More

  • Hajj Timeline

    8th of Thul-Hijjah · It is recommended to take a bath and apply perfume if one is intending to perform Hajj. · It is recommended to articulate one’s intention by saying, "Labbayka Allahuma Hajjan (O Allah! In response to your call I perform Hajj).” · One should proceed to Mina, spend the night there and not.. More

  • Hajj: Lessons for Life - III

    … Continued 10. Getting used to utilizing time Time is the capital of humans and it is the greatest thing that should not be wasted or neglected. During Hajj, pilgrims do great deeds in a period of time that might not exceed four days in different places that are far from each other and crowded. This shows that humans have great.. More

  • Hajj: Lessons for Life - II

    … Continued 5. Getting used to Du‘aa’ The Hajj trip is a great opportunity for Du‘aa’ and supplicating Allah The Almighty as pilgrims have many merits that make their Du‘aa’ more likely to be answered. This is because pilgrims supplicate during honored days and at honored places. Moreover, supplicating.. More

  • Hajj: Lessons for Life - I

    There are many lessons that could be learned from Hajj and that have great benefits for individuals and the entire Ummah (Muslim nation). Dear reader, the following are some of these lessons: 1. Gaining piety (fear of Allah The Almighty) Piety is the aim of Hajj and the best of all matters as Allah The Almighty Advised the former and the latter.. More

  • The Muslim Family at Hajj

    Allah The Almighty made Hajj obligatory and one of the pillars of Islam which He approved as a religion for humankind. This rite entails great wisdom, lessons, admonition, purification, exclusive instructions, interesting benefits and amazing scenes. Hajj is the unique journey in which the Muslim travels with his heart, body and property to the Secure.. More

  • The Shining Aspects of Hajj - II

    In Chapter Al-Baqarah, Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {Hajj is [during] well-known months, so whoever has made Hajj obligatory upon himself therein [by entering the state of Ihraam], there is [to be for him] no sexual relations and no disobedience and no disputing during Hajj. And whatever good you do - Allah Knows it. And take provisions, but.. More

  • The Shining Aspects of Hajj - I

    The two testimonies of faith as well as other rituals that constitute the five pillars of Islam are the basis on which all other religious obligations depend to form the edifice of Islam with a strong structure and firm foundation. One's righteous deeds are not accepted unless they are based on the five pillars of Islam. Allah The Almighty has imposed.. More

  • The Numbered Days

    Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {Andremember Allah during [specific] numbered days. Then whoever hastens [his departure] in two days – there is no sin upon him; and whoever delays [until the third] – there is no sin upon him – for him who fears Allah. And fear Allah and know that unto Him you will be gathered.} [Quran 2:203] The.. More

  • The Muslim Woman at Hajj

    The rites of Hajj include many actions that commemorate women. For example, Sa‘y between As-Safa and Al-Marwah commemorates what our mother Haajar, may Allah exalt her mention, did. Zamzam water gushed forth from the earth by the mercy of Allah The Almighty in response to her supplications to Allah The Almighty in order to quench her and her son’s.. More

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  • The Accepted Hajj

    It was narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allaah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, sallallaahu...

  • School of Faith in Ten Days of Thul-Hijjah

    The believing human self needs strong provocations in order to awaken whenever it is enveloped by laziness in...

  • The Status of Hajj in Islam

    Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam; Allah, The Exalted, ordained it in the ninth year after Hijrah (the Prophet's,...