THE HAJJ

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Today 2  Zilhajj 1435AH,The month of hajj.

Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam.These pillars are the fundamental ritual and they make up the individual's faith.The kalma is the first pillar that means affirmation of the absolute oneness of Allah and of the fact that Muhammad (PBUH) is his messenger. Salat is the second pillar,it means the performance of prayers in the set manner.Third is Zakat,means "Purification' as the muslim who pays 2.50 per cent of his total savings to the needy each year.The last is Hajj.

The hajj is,in another sense, the highest point of all the prayers and religious ceremonies that bring the believer closest to Allah.ceremoniously ,it involves five rites that a pilgrim has to perform.Namely,the tawaf,the circulation of the "kaaba",the sa'i, the trekking back and forth between the hills of safa and marwa,the waquf or the standing at Arafat;the udhiya or the ritual of sacrifice; and jamarat or the stoning of the Devil.

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The hajj has incomparable benefits for the muslim community all over the world.First brings togather form the far east to east and west from America to Australia and to south America.it easily internationalises Islam and established religions and social banks betwwen Muslims wherever they may be coming from.If the spirit of the hajj is truly grasped or understood ,it will be impossible for the Muslim of one country or nation to oppose or confront those of another country.The value of the hajj, as in prayers and fasting,lies in piety,simplicity and nobility and a distancing from worldly interests and the chief sin of pride.

The hajj corresponds to the "Eid-ul-Azha" that is ,the day of sacrifice in remembrance of Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son on God's Order.And in this sense, the hajj is a sacrifice of personal comfort and wealth that the pilgrim offer.

The purpose of this Eid to show your love with Allah,

"Your meets and blood does not go to Allah But your takwa always go to Allah"

It provides a rare chance to rise above family connection even to enter into a relationship with god.

The hajj provides the supreme spiritual experience when the pilgrim enter the Haram, the holy Mosque, and stand before the kaaba. The kaaba represents man's submissiveness to Allah.The kaaba is the House of God.Standing in front of kaaba man feels supreme satisfied in paying respect to this holiest of place and curries with him an experience of closeness to God for the rest of his life.

That is Greatest experience in the life of a Muslim.

"May Allah give chance to see his House in life " AMEEN



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