In The Name Of God, the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Udhiyah or animal sacrifice is an act of worship which reminds us of the great act of sacrifice that Prophet Ibrahim and Ismail were willing to do for the sake of Allah.

This sacrifice is ordained upon Muslims to be given at the time of Eid al-Adha. Every Muslim adult; male and female – as long as they can afford it – are required (Wajib) to offer this sacrifice.

Hajj literally means 'to set out for a place'. Islamically however it refers to the annual pilgrimage that Muslims make to Makkah with the intention of performing certain religious rites in accordance with the method prescribed by the Prophet Muhammad .

Hajj and its rites were first ordained by Allah in the time of the Prophet lbrahim and he was the one who was entrusted by Allah to build the Kaba - the House of Allah - along with his son Ismail at Makkah.

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I have deep roots in America. Some of my father's forbears migrated to the Virginia Colony in 1609, and on my mother's side are ancestors who fought with Washington and Lincoln and a great grandfather who was a Pony Express rider. Until I was sixteen, I myself had had an upbringing generally regarded as typically American, Midwestern, middle class and Protestant. I grew up in Bay City, Michigan, belonged to the Episcopal Church, went to Sunday School and sang in the church choir.

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Hajj

God forgives a Haji and whoever that he asks forgiveness for.

Prophet Muhammad   (570 CE - 632 CE)