What is Hajj importance?
Hajj is the most important worship in religion Islam. It is the fifth basic pillar that is tour to the House of Allah with the intention of becoming His guest. It is performed in several steps that make it the most important worship. It plays a key role in uniting the whole Ummah.
What is the history of Hajj?
Hajj is performed every year and has been given too much importance in Islam due to the sacrifices of Ibrahimic family. Its origin belongs to the history of Hazrat Ibrahim and Hazrat Hajra.
Who performed Hajj for the first time?
Hazrat Ibrahim performed Hajj for the first time on this earth as Allah Almighty ordered him to circulate Kabah uttering the words of His greatness. He performed Hajj to fulfill the order of Allah Almighty and Allah made it memorable for each and every person till the Day of Judgment.
Hazrat Hajra and Hazrat Ismail alone in the desert:
Hazrat Hajra and Hazrat Ismail were left alone in the desert by Hazrat Ibrahim as he was asked by Allah Almighty to do so. It was the test of Hazrat Ibrahim’s faith and believe in the Creator. He always succeeded in following the orders of Allah and passed all the trials.
Running of Hazrat Hajra in between Safa and Marwa:
In the scorching heat of sun an infant, Hazrat Ismail felt thirst and started crying. Hazrat Hajra ran out of water and couldn’t feed her baby with milk. She ran between the mountains of Safa and Marwa to find out water for her infant. But, she failed to find the water. At the end when she had completed the seven rounds between these two mountains, she was flabbergasted seeing the water originating from the earth below the feet of Hazrat Ismail.
How Zamzam originated?
An angel came when Hazrat Ismail was crying and made a source of water from water came out. Hazrat Hajra drank water and also provided it to Hazrat Ismail. When she had drunk the water she noticed the water was continuously coming out of the natural spring. She said “Zamzam” that means “stop” and made boundary around that spring. That is the reason why it is called Zamzam. It is now considered as the most sacred water on the earth.
Why Sa’eey is important?
Allah liked the act of running of Hazrat Hajra between Safa and Marwa. He ordered Muslim Ummah to repeat the same activity every year while performing Hajj. It is also the part of Umrah. You may ask “What is Umrah?” It is the mini Hajj that is performed at low costs.
Hazrat Ibrahim performed Tawaf of Holy Kabah:
Almighty Allah asked Hazrat Ibrahim to construct Holy Kabah a central place of worship for Muslims. After Kaba’s construction was completed, Allah ordered Hazrat Ibrahim and Hazrat Ismail to complete seven rounds around it and to offer two Rakahs prayer. It is called Tawaf of Holy Kabah and is performed in anti-clockwise direction.
