Hajj Glossary

Hajj Glossary

AAl-Haram The Holy City of Makkah and its surrounding areas. Al-Haram has different boundaries. These boundaries extend to three miles on one ...

My Hajj Experiences

My Hajj Experiences

In the name of Allah, the Beneficient, the Merciful The following essay was written in Rabi-ul-Awwal, 1413 (September, 1992) by a 16-year old, and ...

Al-Haram

Al-Haram

Al-Haram The Holy City of Makkah and its surrounding areas. Al-Haram has different boundaries. These boundaries extend to three miles on one side, ...

ZAMZAM: NOTES AND FACTS

ZAMZAM: NOTES AND FACTS

 What's cooled, refreshing and will quench your thirst in the hot, Arabian desert? If you answered (fill in the name of the latest fad ...

BAYTULLAH THE HOUSE OF ALLAH

BAYTULLAH THE HOUSE OF ALLAH

  In the province of Hijaz in the western part of Saudi Arabia, not far from the Red Sea, there lies the town of Makkah. In the center of this ...

HAJJ DAY-BY-DAY

HAJJ DAY-BY-DAY

  Day One: The 8th Day of Thul-Hijjah On the eighth day of Thul-Hijjah (Yawm-e-Tarwiyah), the pilgrim put on his Ihraam after the Salaat of ...

PROHIBITED (HARAAM) ACTS IN IHRAAM

PROHIBITED (HARAAM) ACTS IN IHRAAM

01. Hunting: Remember that hunting within the sacred area around and in Makkah, known as the Haram, is always forbidden. It is not confined to Ihraam. ...