What is hajj?
Hajj means traveling for the purpose of visiting the Ka`bah (the sacred place in Makkah (Mecca) to which Muslims turn in prayer), in order to perform the rites (Manaasik), i.e., the actions and words reported in tradition of the Prophet’s Hajj, such as Tawaaf or walking around the Ka`bah seven times, As-Sa`y, or running between the hills of As-Safa and Marwa seven times, standing at the mountain of `Arafaat, stoning the Jamaraat (stone pillars representing the Satan) at Mina, etc. Most scholars hold that Hajj was prescribed in the sixth year after Hijrah (Migration of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, from Makkah to Madinah (Medina) for it was then that the following verse concerning it was revealed: “And perform properly the Hajj and `Umrah in the service of Allah” (Al-Baqarah: 194) Hajj brings immense benefits to people, as they declare the Oneness of Allah. There is forgiveness for the pilgrims, Muslims get to know one another and learn the rules of their religion, and s
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