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The
aims and purposes of Hajj and great and sublime. There follows an outline of
some of them:
1 –
A sense of connection with
the Prophets (peace be upon them) from our father Ibraaheem who built the
House, to our Prophet Muhammad the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) and his respect for the sanctity of Makkah. When the
pilgrim visits the sacred places and performs the rituals, he remembers the
visist of those pure Prophets to this sacred place.
Muslim
(241) narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas said: We traveled with the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) between Makkah and Madeenah, and we
passed by a valley. He said, “What valley is this?” They said, “The valley of
al-Azraq.” He said, “It is as if I can see Moosa the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) putting his fingers in his ears beseeching
Allaah, reciting the Talbiyah and passing through this valley.”
Then
we traveled on until we came to a mountain pass. He said, “What mountain pass
is this?” They said, “Harsha or Lift.” He said, “It is as if I can see Yoonus
on a red camel, wearing a woollen cloak, the reins of his camel made from
fibres of date-palm, passing through this valley reciting the Talbiyah.”
2 –
The whiteness and
cleanness of the pilgrims’ clothes is a sign of inward purity,
cleanness of heart and the purity of the message and the method. This means
putting aside all adornment and showing humity, and it is a reminder of death
when the deceased is shrouded in similar cloths. So it is as if he is preparing
to meet Allaah.
3 –
Entering ihraam from the
meeqaat is a physical expression of worship and enslavement to Allaah, and of
submission to His commands and laws. No one passes it (without entering ihraam)
because it is a command from Allaah and a law that He has prescribed. This
confirms the unity of the ummah and its following one system with nod
differentiation or exemptions with regard to the definition of the meeqaats.
4 –
Hajj is the symbol of
Tawheed from the first moment the pilgrim enters ihraam. Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah
said, describing the Hajj of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him): “Then he started to say the words of Tawheed, ‘“Labbayka Allaahumma
labbayk, labbayka laa shareeka laka labbayk. Inna al-hamd wa’l-ni’mata laka wa’l-mulk,
laa shareeka lak (Here I am, O Allaah, here I am. Here I am, You have no
partner, here I am. Verily all praise and blessings are Yours, and all
sovereignty, You have no partner).’”
Narrated
by Muslim, 2137; see question no. 21617
5 –
It is a reminder of the
Hereafter when all the people come together in one place in ‘Arafah and
elsewhere, with no differentiation between them. All of them are equal in this
place and no one is better than anyone else.
6 –
Hajj is a symbol of unity,
because Hajj makes all people the same in their clothing, deeds, rituals,
qiblah and the places they visit. So no one is better than anyone else, king or
slave, rich or poor, are all the same.
So the
people are equal in terms of rights and duties. They are equal in this sacred
place, and differences in colour and nationality do not matter; no one has the
right to differentiate between them.
Unity
of feelings, unity of rituals.
Unity
in purpose, unity in action.
Unity
in words. “People come from Adam, and Adam came from dust. No Arab is superior
to a non-Arab and no white man is superior to a black man, except in terms of
piety (taqwa).”
More
than two million Muslims all standing in one place, wearing the same clothes,
sharing one aim, with one slogan, calling upon one Lord and following one
Prophet… what unity can be greater than this?
Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, those who disbelieved and
hinder (men) from the path of Allaah, and from Al‑Masjid Al‑Haraam
(at Makkah) which We have made (open) to (all) men, the dweller in it and the
visitor from the country are equal there [as regards its sanctity and pilgrimage
(Hajj and ‘Umrah)] — and whoever inclines to evil actions therein or to do
wrong (i.e. practise polytheism and leave Islamic Monotheism), him We shall
cause to taste from a painful torment”
[al-Hajj 22:25]
7 –
It trains him to be
content with modest clothing and accommodation, when he wears two pieces of
cloth and it is sufficient for him, and his accommodation gives him just enough
room to sleep.
8– Forgiveness of sins, because the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever does Hajj
and does not speak any obscene words or commit any sin will go back cleansed of
sin as on the day his mother bore him.”
9 –
Opening the doors of hope
to those who commit sin, and teaching them to give up their sin in these holy
places, so that they will give up a lot of their bad habits during the period
of Hajj and its rituals.
9 –
Pointing out the
importance of Muslims coming together and establishing harmony. For we see
usually each person travelling on his own, whereas in Hajj we see people coming
in groups.
10 –
Getting to know the
situation of the Muslims from trustworthy sources, since the Muslim can hear
directly from his brother about the situation of his Muslim brothers in the
land from which he has come
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