Every Muslim's submission to the will of Allah is based on the five 'pillars of Islam', as proclaimed by His Prophet Muhammad (may peace be upon Him) one of them is pilgrimage or we call it hajj, it is the fifth pillar. Hajj literally means 'to set out for a place'. Islamically however it refers to the annual pilgrimage that Muslims make to Makkah with the intention of performing certain religious rites in accordance with the method prescribed by the Prophet Muhammad SAW.
Hajj and its rites were first ordained by Allah in the time of the Prophet lbrahim AS and he was the one who was entrusted by Allah to build the Ka'ba, the House of Allah, along with his son Ismail at Makkah. After building the Ka'ba, Ibrahim AS would come to Makkah to perform Hajj every year, and after his death, this practice was continued by his son. These rites include Tawaf, the sevenfold circling of the Ka'ba, originating from Allah's command that Ibrahim take his wife Hajar and their son Ismail into the desert to entrust them to the protection of Allah. In a desperate search for water, Hajar ran seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwah before
beseeching the help of Allah, whereupon the well of Zam Zam burst forth at her feet. Hajj pilgrims have ever since evoked this story in their sevenfold running between Safa and Marwah. This is known as the rite of Saiy ('striving') . The abandoning of Haggar and Ismail was only one of Allah's many ways of testing Ibrahim's faith. Others are remembered by the three rocky pillars at Mina, about 3.7 miles/6km east of Makkah. Each pilgrim collects seven stones on the slopes of Muzdalifah hill, and uses them in a ritual stoning of the three pillars, which are known as 'satans'. The ritual is known as Jamarat and follows the sacrifice of a sheep by every pilgrim who can afford it. The sacrifice takes place in memory of that offered by Ibrahim at Allah's command. The most important ritual of Hajj takes place at Arafat, 10 miles/16km from the Kaaba in Makkah. This is Wukuf, when the pilgrims spend the best part of a night and a day standing in prayer on the Arafat plain. Here they also meditate and hear sermons, according to the command of the Prophet. The tenth day of Dhulhijjah -- Yaum-an-Nahr, the 'Day of Sacrifice' can, in effect take up to three days, due to the vast crowds gathering around the 'satans'. Sacrifices begin after the Eid prayers in the morning and here the mutawwifs are of great service, helping pilgrims arrange the buying and slaughtering of their sacrificial animals. After the sacrifice, pilgrims perform Tawaf Ifada, the ceremonial hair-cutting or head shaving. The pilgrim then emerges from the consecrated state of ihram which he entered on reaching miqat at the outset of his pilgrimage. Two or three more days `the Ayyam at-tashriq' will be required for the pilgrim to complete his Jamarat, and once this rite has been completed the pilgrim returns to Makkah to perform a farewell Tawaf of the Kaaba.
Pilgrimage is one of five pillars of Islam. It is performed every Dzulhijjah, the closing month of the Islamic year. Performing pilgrimage is not obligatory, except for Moslems who are capable to perform it. They are capable in material and physical. In Indonesia, it called Eid-ul-Adha. For the Moslem who has capability, they are obligatory to sacrifice the animals, such as a lamb, goat, ram or any other animal on Eid-ul-Adha and give the meat to friends, neighbors, relatives and the needy. People who are away from the holy pilgrimage, Hajj, also carry out this traditional sacrifice. Hence Eid-ul-Adha is also known as the Feast of Sacrifice or the Day of Sacrifice. Eid-ul-Adha begins from the 10th day of the 12th Islamic month Dhulhijjah.
In brief, pilgrimage can bring the positive influences in our reality lives. First of all, it can train our patience in facing the ordeal which gives by Allah SWT, such as the ordeal which gives to Ibrahim AS and his son Ismail. Second, it can increasingly our devout to Allah SWT and make us always keep in mind Allah every time. And the last is we became know about the history of Ka'ba and the rites of pilgrimage.
References:
www.missionislam. com/knowledge/ historyhajj. htm.
www.arab.net/ saudi/sa_ hajj.htm.
Hajj and its rites were first ordained by Allah in the time of the Prophet lbrahim AS and he was the one who was entrusted by Allah to build the Ka'ba, the House of Allah, along with his son Ismail at Makkah. After building the Ka'ba, Ibrahim AS would come to Makkah to perform Hajj every year, and after his death, this practice was continued by his son. These rites include Tawaf, the sevenfold circling of the Ka'ba, originating from Allah's command that Ibrahim take his wife Hajar and their son Ismail into the desert to entrust them to the protection of Allah. In a desperate search for water, Hajar ran seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwah before
beseeching the help of Allah, whereupon the well of Zam Zam burst forth at her feet. Hajj pilgrims have ever since evoked this story in their sevenfold running between Safa and Marwah. This is known as the rite of Saiy ('striving') . The abandoning of Haggar and Ismail was only one of Allah's many ways of testing Ibrahim's faith. Others are remembered by the three rocky pillars at Mina, about 3.7 miles/6km east of Makkah. Each pilgrim collects seven stones on the slopes of Muzdalifah hill, and uses them in a ritual stoning of the three pillars, which are known as 'satans'. The ritual is known as Jamarat and follows the sacrifice of a sheep by every pilgrim who can afford it. The sacrifice takes place in memory of that offered by Ibrahim at Allah's command. The most important ritual of Hajj takes place at Arafat, 10 miles/16km from the Kaaba in Makkah. This is Wukuf, when the pilgrims spend the best part of a night and a day standing in prayer on the Arafat plain. Here they also meditate and hear sermons, according to the command of the Prophet. The tenth day of Dhulhijjah -- Yaum-an-Nahr, the 'Day of Sacrifice' can, in effect take up to three days, due to the vast crowds gathering around the 'satans'. Sacrifices begin after the Eid prayers in the morning and here the mutawwifs are of great service, helping pilgrims arrange the buying and slaughtering of their sacrificial animals. After the sacrifice, pilgrims perform Tawaf Ifada, the ceremonial hair-cutting or head shaving. The pilgrim then emerges from the consecrated state of ihram which he entered on reaching miqat at the outset of his pilgrimage. Two or three more days `the Ayyam at-tashriq' will be required for the pilgrim to complete his Jamarat, and once this rite has been completed the pilgrim returns to Makkah to perform a farewell Tawaf of the Kaaba.
Pilgrimage is one of five pillars of Islam. It is performed every Dzulhijjah, the closing month of the Islamic year. Performing pilgrimage is not obligatory, except for Moslems who are capable to perform it. They are capable in material and physical. In Indonesia, it called Eid-ul-Adha. For the Moslem who has capability, they are obligatory to sacrifice the animals, such as a lamb, goat, ram or any other animal on Eid-ul-Adha and give the meat to friends, neighbors, relatives and the needy. People who are away from the holy pilgrimage, Hajj, also carry out this traditional sacrifice. Hence Eid-ul-Adha is also known as the Feast of Sacrifice or the Day of Sacrifice. Eid-ul-Adha begins from the 10th day of the 12th Islamic month Dhulhijjah.
In brief, pilgrimage can bring the positive influences in our reality lives. First of all, it can train our patience in facing the ordeal which gives by Allah SWT, such as the ordeal which gives to Ibrahim AS and his son Ismail. Second, it can increasingly our devout to Allah SWT and make us always keep in mind Allah every time. And the last is we became know about the history of Ka'ba and the rites of pilgrimage.
References:
www.missionislam. com/knowledge/ historyhajj. htm.
www.arab.net/ saudi/sa_ hajj.htm.
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