The Five Pillars Of Islam
The Hajj - Analyse the significance of this practice for both the individual and the Muslim community.
"And pilgrimage to the House is a duty unto God for mankind, for him who can find the way thither" (3:97) – The Hajj as commanded in the Quran
The Hajj is the great, annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the sacred city of Islam, located in Saudi Arabia. It is considered to be the holiest place on earth for Muslims, since it is where the Prophet Abraham and his son Ismail built Islam’s most revered structure, the Ka’aba, the house of Allah. On the last month of the year, every year for 14 centuries, Muslim pilgrims gather in Mecca to perform rituals based on those conducted by the Prophet Muhammad on his final journey to the city. The Hajj was one the prophet’s last public acts of worship before his death.
Pillars of Islam
The first obligation of a Muslim, regardless of where he or she lives, is to worship Allah by carrying out His will in all aspects of life. The core of Islamic teaching and the Islamic way of life is a set of four obligatory acts of worship, which taken together with the confession of faith, are referred to as the "five pillars" of Islam. According to the Prophet Muhammad, the …show more content…
Courtesy and helping others are the norm. Peace, serenity and piety pervade the entire pilgrimage and the pilgrims. Contact with people from such diverse races and nationalities over the days and weeks spent in the Kingdom engenders in the pilgrims a sense of understanding of and trust in total strangers simply because they are performing the Hajj together. A study conducted by Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government noted that the Hajj "increases belief in equality and harmony among ethnic groups and Islamic sects and leads to more favourable attitudes toward women, including greater acceptance of female education and
"And pilgrimage to the House is a duty unto God for mankind, for him who can find the way thither" (3:97) – The Hajj as commanded in the Quran
The Hajj is the great, annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the sacred city of Islam, located in Saudi Arabia. It is considered to be the holiest place on earth for Muslims, since it is where the Prophet Abraham and his son Ismail built Islam’s most revered structure, the Ka’aba, the house of Allah. On the last month of the year, every year for 14 centuries, Muslim pilgrims gather in Mecca to perform rituals based on those conducted by the Prophet Muhammad on his final journey to the city. The Hajj was one the prophet’s last public acts of worship before his death.
Pillars of Islam
The first obligation of a Muslim, regardless of where he or she lives, is to worship Allah by carrying out His will in all aspects of life. The core of Islamic teaching and the Islamic way of life is a set of four obligatory acts of worship, which taken together with the confession of faith, are referred to as the "five pillars" of Islam. According to the Prophet Muhammad, the …show more content…
Courtesy and helping others are the norm. Peace, serenity and piety pervade the entire pilgrimage and the pilgrims. Contact with people from such diverse races and nationalities over the days and weeks spent in the Kingdom engenders in the pilgrims a sense of understanding of and trust in total strangers simply because they are performing the Hajj together. A study conducted by Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government noted that the Hajj "increases belief in equality and harmony among ethnic groups and Islamic sects and leads to more favourable attitudes toward women, including greater acceptance of female education and