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When at Miqat and ready to start the Hajj, you are aware of what must be done and why. In the Ihram attire you will perform the prayer of Ihram, ...
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Before entering Miqat, which is the beginning of a great change and revolution, you must declare your intention. What does this encompass? It is the ...
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The show begins at Miqat. At this point, the actor (mankind) must change his clothes. Why? Because one's attire covers the person as well as his ...
![Reaching Toward Allah]()
Hajj occurs during the highly respected month of Zul-Hijjah'. The land of Makkah (Mecca) is tranquil and peaceful. Instead of fear, hatred, and ...
![Rejecting an Empty Philosophy]()
Life today (not life as it should be carried on) is an idle cyclical action a movement with no goal! A meaningless pendular action starts with the day ...
![Introduction]()
What has the experience of Hajj taught me? First one must ask - what does Hajj mean? In essence, Hajj is man's evolution toward Allah. It is a ...
![Preface by the Author]()
As a person who is "knowledgeable about religion" and whose field of study is "the history of religions", I reached the following ...
![Foreword by the Translators]()
Efforts to translate this book began two and one half years ago. Its completion was delayed due to the difficulties in finding appropriate words for ...
![About the Author]()
Dr. Ali Shariati was born in Mazinan, a suburb of Mashad, Iran. He completed his elementary and high school in Mashad. In his years at the ...
![PEACE BE UPON YOU, O MESSENGER OF ALLAH AND UPON YOUR]()
PURE AND IMMACULATE HOUSEHOLD
O Medina, how honorable you are for holding the pure body of the superior of the creatures, source of pride of all ...
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VISITATION
VISITATION TO THE HOLY SHRINE OF GOD'S MESSENGER
Thanks to God we have had the honor to visit the House of God and completed ...
![IMAM SADIQ S FULL INSTRUCTION ON HAJJ]()
Imam Sadiq (a.s) says: إذَا أَرَدْتَ الحَجَّ فَجَرِّدْ قَلْبَکَ للهِ عَزَّ وجَلَّ مِن ...
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CONCLUSION OF THE HAJJ RITESSo when you have performed your devotions, then laud Allah as you lauded your fathers, rather a greater lauding. The ...
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Another recommended act in Mina is communion with God in the heart of nights and under the sky of Mina, a chance that might rarely occur in one's ...
![A LIVING RELIGION NEEDS BOTH MOSQUE AND SACRIFICE]()
The life-giving religion of Islam emphasizes both worship and sacrifice. Offering one's life in the way of the religion can safeguard its ...
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AL-MASH'AR AL-HARAM
The eve of Eid ul-Adha is among four blessed nights along with the Laylat ul-Qadr �the Grand Night- for keeping vigil. Imam ...
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As requirements for duaa to be answered have been met and thousands of hands have been raised in supplication, the pilgrims in Arafat should speak to ...
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إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللهِ.
Surely, the Safa and the Marwa are among the signs ...
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HALTING PLACESHALTING PLACE I: MIQAT
The Miqat is the place of getting into the state of Ihram in Umrah and Tamattu'. The following five ...
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STAGES OF HAJJBEGINNING OF THE JOURNEY AND GOING THROUGH
DIFFERENT STAGES
After we have become familiar with the philosophy of Hajj and its ...
![TRIAL OF TALUT S ARMY]()
Talut (Saul) whom the Holy Quran admires as worthy king had a strong physique and great knowledge. The Holy Quran says: قَالَ إِنَّ ...
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It is strange to see that people in everyday life look for truth and reality but when the religion and the Hereafter is concerned, they become content ...
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SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHY OF HAJJ
GOD'S FAVOR TO MAN
Indisputably, God has created man of earth in order to nurture him during his worldly ...
![THE PRECINCT OF THE KAABA IS SHOWERED WITH MERCY AND BLESSINGS]()
Imam Sadiq (a.s) says:
إِنَّ للهِ تعَالى حَولَ الکَعبَةِ عِشرینَ ومِائَةَ رَحمَةً؛ منها ...
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SOCIAL EFFECTS OF HAJJ
HAJJ, THE ASSEMBLY OF DISPERSED POWERS IN SINGLE FORUM
وَأَذِّنْ فی النَّاسِ ...
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THE PURPOSE OF ACTS OF WORSHIP
The purpose of acts of worship is to draw man's attention to the privilege he has in the universe. That purpose ...
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In The Name of Allah, The Most Compassionate, The Most Merciful All Praise Is Due To Allah, The Lord Of The Worlds. May The Peace And Blessings Of ...
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1. The Black Stone
Start and finish your Tawaf at the Black Stone. The Holy Prophet says that he who does Tawaf of the House at noon with his head ...
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"I am present, O' Allah, I am present. I am present, no partners do you have, I am present. Verily the Praise and Bounties and the Kingdom is ...
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Third Stage: The third stage is going from Makkah and Madinah back to one's hometown
The responsibilities at this stage are much more difficult ...
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In this level, the first action consists of wearing the Ihram at the Miqat (the station where the Ihram must be worn).
The Ihram of the ...
![Chapter 2 The First Stage of the Hajj]()
In the first stage, above all other things, that which is the most important is repentance (tawbah) and to be vigilant. The meaning of ...
![Chapter 1 al-Hajj]()
The entire journey of Hajj is a spirituality excursion that covers three stages:
The First Stage: Cutting oft affinity from all things with the ...
![Introduction]()
What follows in this short book is a glance at the secrets of the Hajj, as expounded by the great scholar and teacher of Akhlaq (Islamic Etiquette) ...
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The author of this work, Secret of the Hajj, is the grand Ayatullah al Hajj ash‑Shaikh Husain Mazaheri. Born into a religious family in 1934 in ...
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) says:
وَإِنَّ اللهَ لَیَدفَعُ بمَنْ یحِجُّ مِن شِیعَتِنا عَمَّن لا ...
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Imam Reza (a.s) said:
ومَا فی ذلِکَ لجَمِیعِ الخَلقِ مِن المَنافِعِ... ومَنفَعةِ مَن فی ...
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) says:
إِنَّ للهِ حُرُمَاتٍ ثلاثاً لَیسَ مِثْلَهُنَّ شَیٌء؛ کِتابُهُ ...
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Imam Ali (a.s) says:
فَرضَ اللهُ ... والحَجَّ تقوِیةً للدِّینِ
Allah has made obligatory upon you the ...
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) says:
مَن مَاتَ وَلم یحِجَّ حِجَّةَ الإسلامِ؛ لم یمْنَعْهُ مِن ذَلِک ...
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Addressing Imam Ali (a.s), the Holy Prophet (saw) says:
یا علیّ ، تارک الحجّ وهو مستطیع کافر ، یقول ...
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) says:
إِنَّ للهِ تعَالى حَولَ الکَعبَةِ عِشرینَ ومِائَةَ رَحمَةً؛ منها ...
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The Imam Sadiq (a.s) said:
مَن نظَرَ الى الکَعبَةِ کُتِبَتْ لهُ حَسَنَةٌ ومحِیَت عنهُ عشرُ ...
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) said:
مَن نظَرَ الى الکَعبَةِ لم یَزَلْ تُکتَبُ لهُ حَسَنَةٌ وتُمحَى ...
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) said:
الحَاجُّ والمُعتمِرُ وِفدُ اللهِ؛ إِن سَأَلوهُ أَعطَاهُم وإِن ...
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Imam Baqir (a.s) said:
الحَجُّ والعُمرَةُ سوقَانِ من أسواقِ الآخِرَةِ؛ اللازِمُ لهُما ...
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) said:
الحُجَّاجُ یَصدُرونَ على ثَلاثةِ أصنافٍ؛ صِنفٌ یُعْتَقُ مِن ...
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Imam Baqir (a.s) was quoted as saying:
إنَّ الحَاجَّ إذا أخَذَ فی جِهازِهِ لم یَخطُ خُطْوَةً فی ...
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) has said:
...ورَأَیتَ بیتَ اللهِ قَد عُطِّلَ ویُؤمَرُ بتَرْکِهِ... فکُنْ على ...
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The Holy Prophet (saw) says:
إنمَا فُرِضَتِ الصّلاةُ وأُمِر بِالحَجِّ والطّوافِ ...
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The Holy Prophet (pbuh) said:
یحِجُّ أغنِیاءُ أُمّتی لِلنَّزهَةِ ویحِجُّ أَوسَاطُها ...
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