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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 March 2025. Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca "Haj" redirects here. For other uses, see Hajj (disambiguation) and Haj (disambiguation). Hajj حَجّ Pilgrims at the Masjid al-Haram performing Tawaf during Hajj Status Active Genre Religious pilgrimage Begins 8th day of Dhu al-Hijja Ends 12th or 13th day of ...
Hajjat al-Wada wa Umrat al-Nabi (Arabic: حجة الوداع وعمرات النبي) is a book written by Zakariyya Kandhlawi. It focuses on the Farewell Pilgrimage of Muhammad and provides a detailed account of the pilgrimage and its outcomes. It was written in a span of one day and one and a half nights in 1924.
Kumayl ibn Ziyad was a prominent nobleman in Kufa, Iraq.He was outspoken against the Rashidun caliph Uthman (r. 644–656) and was consequently exiled to Hims in Syria.Soon after the assassination of Uthman in 656 CE, he joined the new caliph Ali in Medina as one of his close associates.
Safa is a small mountain located at the bottom of the Abu Qubais Mountain, about 130 m (430 ft) southeast of the Ka'bah, which is the beginning of the Sa'ee.As for Marwa, it is also a small mountain of white stone, located 300 m (980 ft) to the northeast of the Ka'bah and it is connected to Qaiqan Mountain, marking the end of the Sa'ee.
Hajji is derived from the Arabic ḥājj (حجّ), which is the active participle of the verb ḥajja ('to make the pilgrimage'; حَجَّ).The alternative form ḥajjī is derived from the name of the Hajj with the adjectival suffix -ī (ـی), and this was the form adopted by non-Arabic languages.
A camel caravan traveling to Mecca for the annual pilgrimage, c. 1910. The pilgrimage to Mecca is attested in some pre-Islamic Arabic poetry.Compared to Islamic-era poetry where the Hajj appears ubiquitously, only a small number of references are found to it in pre-Islamic poetry, indicating that its Arabian centrality was a development of Islamic times. [5]
Du'a al-Faraj (Arabic: دُعَاء ٱلْفَرَج) is a dua which is attributed to Imam Mahdi.It begins with the phrase of "ʾIlāhī ʿaẓuma l-balāʾ", meaning "O God, the calamity has become immense".
Umrah is sometimes considered the "lesser pilgrimage", in that it is not compulsory in all Islam schools of thought, but is still highly recommended. It is mandatory according to the Hanbalis and also according to the Shafi'is. It is generally able to be completed in a few hours, in comparison to Ḥajj, which may take a few days.