Arafat

Arafat

Upon wearing your Ihram garments and leaving Mecca, you will start traveling toward the east (Arafat) where you must remain until the sunset of the ...

Mashar

Mashar

The sun is disappearing in Arafat and you must leave too! Arafat is lost and killed by the darkness of the night. You do not stay here overnight but ...

Mina

Mina

At Mina, the longest and last pause occurs! It signifies hope, aspiration, idealism and ... love! Love is the last stage it follows knowledge and ...

The Battle Front

The Battle Front

The three Satans, situated along the King's Street, are about one hundred meters apart from each other. Each represents a "monument", a ...

Sacrifice

Sacrifice

After you have shot the last idol, offer the sacrifice immediately since these three idols are the statues of trinity and the symbols of three, ...

The Sacrifice of Ismail

The Sacrifice of Ismail

Your dear son, the fruit of your life, your joy, your reason for being, the meaning of your existence, your son, no, your Ismail - Knock him down as a ...

The Dialogue between Father and Son

The Dialogue between Father and Son

  In Mina, in a quiet corner, Ibrahim talked to his son! The father gray-haired and bearded, lived a century, while Ismail was just growing ...

The Three Idols

The Three Idols

Recall that the three idols in Mina represent Satan who tried to tempt Ibrahim. Is it not true that man has to experience three stages in order to ...

The  Id

The Id

  The action is over and soon Hajj ends.  Where? In Mina!  Surprisingly, in the neighborhood of Mecca! Why does Hajj end here ...

The Delay in Mina

The Delay in Mina

There is a two day stay over in Mina to think about your ideology and what you have done. On the 'Id day and after the sacrifice, the ceremonies ...

Consequent attacks after  Id

Consequent attacks after Id

During your first attack on the first day, you shoot the last idol and open the way to the place of sacrifice. Then you take off your Ihram and ...

The Last Message

The Last Message

The actions of Hajj transmit the message that the Quran relates in words. Before the completion of Hajj, it is recommended that you read the whole ...

Conclusion

Conclusion

The time for staying in Mina is over and the ceremonies end near the border of Mecca. There is one more Tawaf and Sa'y that you can do anytime ...

A More Important Lesson

A More Important Lesson

The fact that Imam Hussein left Mecca for Karbala where he was martyred before completing his Hajj duties taught us a more important lesson than ...

Epilogue - Poem by Naser Khosrow

Epilogue - Poem by Naser Khosrow

  The pilgrims returned with reverence. They were thankful to the Merciful God.  On their way to Mecca from Arafat, They repeatedly said ...

the spritual aspect of hajj

the spritual aspect of hajj

Now that we are at the threshold of performing our auspicious religious precept of Hajj, it is necessary to consider its gnostic, spiritual, social, ...

GENERAL

GENERAL

The philosophy of Hajj, i.e. one of the major philosophies of Hajj, lies in its political dimensions, for the suppression of which criminal hands are ...

THE DUTIES OF THE CARAVAN MANAGERS

THE DUTIES OF THE CARAVAN MANAGERS

You must be models of good deeds, representing the Islamic Republic of Iran, whether as clerics, caravan heads or Hajj pilgrims. This year your ...