What is the hajj?
At least once in their lifetime, every Muslim who is able to do so must journey to Mecca and perform the prescribed rites of hajj. Around 2-3 million pilgrims, dressed simply in white sheets and sandals, gather in the Saudi Arabian town to retrace the steps of the prophets. Male pilgrims shave their heads during the trip to symbolise the cutting away of sin. The hajj is always done from days 8 to 13 of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar, Dhu al-Hijjah, to which the pilgrimage gave its name.
Related Questions
- What is the rule in regard of the person performing Hajj on behalf of his mother, but at the Miqat he said Talbeyah for Hajj and forgot to mention his mother?
- What a person should do if he crossed over Miqat without putting on Ihram, intending Hajj or Umrah or any other purpose?
- Why do the men going on Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah and the Kaah) have to wear white?
