hajj

• Ihram

  • Muslims clean themselves and make themselves God-conscious
  • Recite talbiya (Prayer about completing pilgrimage for Allah, intended to separate oneself from worldly concerns)
  • Avoid forbidden acts of Ihram (Wearing perfume, cutting nails, sexual intercourse)
• Tawaf

  • Pilgrims circle the Ka’ba 7 times anti-clockwise
  • While performing the initial tawaf at the Ka’ba, pilgrims recite: ‘Here I am at your service O God. Here I am!’
  • Confirms a commitment to God and to monotheism.
• Sa’y

  • Involves walking between Safa and Marwa seven times
  • Enacts Quranic narrative of Hagar and Abraham
• Principal Beliefs

  • Tawhid → Oneness of God
  • Mala’ika → Angels
  • Rusul → Prophets
  • Kutubullah → Books of Allah
  • Akhria →Aafterlife
  • Al quda → Fate/predestination