Pilgrimage
Infographic: Hajj (Pilgrimage)
Infographic: The Sacrifice in Islam
The main difference between sacrifice and slaughtering an animal for its meat and skin is...
read more 0 09.09.2016, FridayProphet Muhammad and the Celebration of ‘Eid
During the Era of Happiness the celebrations would start with the ‘Eid prayer which was held in an area called the musalla (place of prayer); women and young girls joined the ‘Eid prayer.
read more 4 04.09.2016, SundayHajj in 23 Questions
The Last Sermon of the Prophet
O People! Lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what I am saying to you very carefully and take these words to those who could not be present here today.
read more 42 22.09.2015, TuesdayHe Called and We Obeyed
This is the call our lord Allah. He made it holy by His majesty, and did this for His faithful servers. It is a call the one, Allah, to the nation of Islam to fulfill these sacred rites. Indeed, these rites are so very much a part of the foundations of Islam.
read more 2 22.03.2015, SundayHajj: an Inward and Outward Journey
In this article, I would like to share with you some of my personal reflections on the hajj, a journey to the center of the Muslim world to where the faith began, not just for Muhammad (pbuh), but because it was where Abraham (pbuh) built the first house of pilgrimage dedicated to a monotheistic conception of God.
read more 18 14.08.2013, WednesdayThe Farewell Hajj and the Farewell Sermon
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) met with Archangel Gabriel every Ramadan and read the verses which had been revealed up until then. In the month of Ramadan during the 10th year after the emigration, (December, 631) Gabriel said that...
read more 4 23.11.2010, TuesdayWhy Hajj?
There is a connection between what the believer obtains during hajj and the ritual thatis performed. A point that needs to be made here is that the place where the hajj is performed and the place that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and the first Muslims lived is the same...
read more 0 15.03.2010, Monday