Hajj

• Entering a state of Ihram involves ritual washing (wudu) and praying
• Steps in the pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj):

  1. Entering a state of Ihram

  2. Circling the Ka'aba 7 times anticlockwise

  3. Walking between Safa and Marwah 7 times 4. Drinking water from the Zamzam well 5. praying under the hot sun at Arafat

  6. Throwing pebbles at Jamarat to show rejection of evil
• The pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) is a duty owed to God once in a Muslims lifetime, and takes place once each Islamic year, specifically on days 8-12 of the final month