The Hajj (The Pilgrimage)

This refers to places outside Mecca, where Muslims gather before entering the Haram. Arriving at these meeting places, they prepare physically and spiritually to fulfill their sacred duty. These sites are determined by religious jurisprudence and each of them is known by the name of miqát. The same, Prophet has fixed them south, east and north of Mecca. They are the following:  a) Dhul`l Hulayfa: Located north of Mecca, at a distance of 450 kilometers, it is reserved for the inhabitants of Medina and those who are located north of this city.     b) Al Yuhra: village located northwest of Mecca that served as a stop for the people who came from the Levant. It has been in ruins for some time and in its place there is the village of Rabigh, which is the '' miqat '' for people from the United Arab Republic, Turkey, Balkan countries, Syria, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and all coming from the northwest.    c) Yalamlam: it is a mountain south of Mecca, high r...

1) Date of Hagg and 'Umra. The date on which the pilgrimage must be fulfilled is defined by God himself with these words: "the pilgrimage takes place in the known months."  Cheapest Umrah Packages UK These months are Shawwal, Dhu'l Qa'da and Dhu'l Hiya. The ulemas add that only the first ten days of Dhu'l Hiya are included. Thus, it is not allowed to enter the sacred state (ihrám) for the pilgrimage, before these months, that is before Shawwal.  As for the restricted pilgrimage, it has no set date during the year. This is One of the differences between the Hagg and the 'Umra. It is said that the prophet took her out, once, in Shawwal and once in Dh'ul Qa'da, even though she declared that the 'Umra in Ramadan (fasting month) is similar to the Hagg in regard to the blessings of God, without, therefore, saying that it replaces him.  

The pilgrimage is the responsibility of the adult Muslim in full possession of his mental faculties. Only Muslims must fulfill it. There is no obligation, for children or madmen, according to the words of the Prophet, who said: "The pen (that is the wisdom that inspires human acts) - that writes the human acts dependent on Divine Justice - is withdrawn from three people: the sleeper until he wakes up, the child until he grows older and the madman up let him be cured of his mental illness. "  The pilgrimage is a duty for those who can fulfill it, as the Koran says: "God has imposed on men the pilgrimage to this Temple, to whomever has the means to do so." The ulemas interpret these words of God as a capacity, on the part of the pilgrim, to pay the expenses of the trip and prepare the necessary provisions for himself and for the family that remains in the house. This prescription does not concern, naturally, the inhabitants of Mecca and its surroundings. In ...

"If I answer yes, this will be taken as an obligation that will bind you beyond your strength ... The pilgrimage must be fulfilled once in your lives, and whoever carries it out more than once, will do so voluntarily" Umrah Tour packages Uk ' 2) According to this Hadith (Tradition of the Prophet), the pilgrimage is a duty owed to God, once in a lifetime; doing it more than once is a voluntary thing. All the sages ('ulama') agree in this respect. 3) Regarding the restricted pilgrimage, some scholars say that it is desirable, but it is not obligatory, and they quote Abu Hurayra who tells what the Prophet says on purpose, about it: "the pilgrimage is a duty, but the pilgrimage restricted is optional. " Once a Bedouin came to the Prophet and told him: "Oh, messenger of God, is' Umra an obligation? '' The Prophet replied: "No, but it is preferable for you to fulfill it." 4) The Messenger of God recommends the rapid...

1) The literal meaning of the word Hagg, in Arabic, means "to go towards a certain end." In Islamic jurisprudence it means going to the Ka'ba, the Sacred Temple, and fulfilling the rites of the pilgrimage. 2) 'Umra is derived from the word I'timár, which means "visit". In Islamic jurisprudence it means "to visit the Sacred Temple", approaching God and agreeing, with the rules of which we will speak next. The difference between Hagg and 'Umra will be defined at the appropriate time. SOME REGULATIONS CONCERNING PILGRIMAGE AND RESTRICTED PILGRIMAGE. 1) The pilgrimage is an obligation for the Muslims, according to the precepts of the Koran and the Sunna, or Tradition, (the practice of the Qur'an by the Prophet and his Companions).   a) In the Koran, God says: "God has imposed on men the pilgrimage to this Temple, to whomever has the means to address him." This means that the pilgrimage is a duty imposed on all Musli...

The pilgrimage has detailed implications that escape the attention of more than one reader. It is a well-defined obligation and one of the five pillars of Islam, which have been described by the Prophet in the following way: Cheap Umrah Package UK "Testimony that there is no other god but God, and Muhammad his messenger, prayers, the Zakat (the part of the poor), the fast of Ramadan, and the pilgrimage to the Ka'ba." The implications that we say should not be sought in these words, but in those of God, which says: "Make a call, among men, to the pilgrimage, they will come on foot or on all (saddle) of hollow flank, They will come by any road." This verse of the Qur'an has attracted the attention of Muslim scholars, who are amazed at the idea that, at the voice of the muezzin, heard in the mosque of Mecca, the people come from every deep path. But, their astonishment does not last, when in their spirits the idea appears that, although human effort is...