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Hajj – When is it?

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The days of Hajj are from the 8th to 13th of Dhul-Hijjah (the twelfth & last month of the Islamic calendar). A brief description of each day is as follows:

# Dhul-Hijjah Day Known As Meaning
1 8th Yaumut-Tarweya Day of Quenching
2 9th Wuqoof-bil-Arafat Standing at Arafat
3 10th Yaumun-Nahr; Yaumul-Eid; Yaumul-Hajjil-Akbar Day of Sacrifice; Day of Eid (Eidul-Adha); Greatest day of Hajj
4 11th Ayaamut-Tashreek Days of drying of the meat
5 12th Ayaamut-Tashreek Days of drying of the meat
6 13th Ayaamut-Tashreek Days of drying of the meat
  • Hajj may be performed in either 4, 5 or 6 days
    • 4 days – 9th (Arafat) until the 12th (Mina)
    • 5 days – 8th (Mina) until the 12th (Mina)
    • 5 days – 9th (Arafat) until the 13th (Mina)
    • 6 days – 8th (Mina) until the 13th (Mina)
  • 5 days (8th to 12th) appears to be the most common package available today
  • 6 days (8th to 13th) is the way the Prophet (pbuh) performed Hajj

Ref:

  1. “Getting the Best out of Al-Hajj (Pilgrimage)”,  By Abu Muneer Ismail Davids, Published by Darussalam, Second Edition – August, 2006, Pg. 285

Note:

  1. pbuh = Peace be upon him

Hajj – What is it?

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Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca (in Saudi Arabia).

  • Literally “Hajj” means “to set out for a place”. For a Muslim, that place is the Holy City of Makkah (Mecca)
  • The pilgrimage involves performing certain rites/actions at certain places at specific times
  • Hajj is a pillar of Islam
  • The performance of Hajj is obligatory, at least once in a lifetime, upon every Muslim, male or female, who is mentally, financially and physically fit.

As Hajj is nearly here (for this year) I will try to put together a series of Hajj related posts – so stay tuned 🙂

Ref:

  1. “The Translation of the Meanings of Sahih Al-Bukhari”. Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Darussalam. July, 2007. Volume 9,  pg 408
  2. Ministry of Hajj – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Official site) [Link]
  3. “Islam in Focus”. By Hammudah Abdalati. Da’wah Academy International Islamic University. Pg 99

Site Navigation Update

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I have been meaning to update the site navigation for quite a while, but time just seems too be flying ;). Alhamdulillah, today I finally got around to it and you will notice the following new enhancements:

  • “Index” menu item in the top menu bar: Here I will be placing links to main Topic pages
  • Index list in the site sidebar (on the right side of the page): These are links directly to the main Topic pages
  • Category list in the site sidebar: You can simply select the category you are interested in and all the posts on that category will be presented
  • Topic pages: These pages are like Table of contents for the associated topic to help finding information

InshAllah the above will help you quickly and easily find all the information you are looking for.