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 ...

Disgust at the pagans

Disgust at the pagans

1.Principally, disgust at the pagans is a political duty of Hajj and without it, one's Hajj will not be regarded as Hajj. (Vol. 20, p. 202.) 2. ...

Fotnote

Fotnote

  1. From Imam Khomeini’s message to the world Muslims on the occasion of opening the great devotional-political Hajj Congress and Eid-e ...

The Rituals of Hajj

The Rituals of Hajj

"Say: Allah speaketh the truth. So follow the religion of Ibraheem, the upright. He was not of the idolaters. "Lo! the first Sanctuary ...

Obligation to perform Hajj

Obligation to perform Hajj

It is clear from the Holy Qur'an and the traditions that performance of Hajj (Pilgrimage) is obligatory on every person who has attained puberty ...

Making a will regarding pilgrimage

Making a will regarding pilgrimage

Rule 73: If a person on a deathbed has an obligation to perform his first pilgrimage and has adequate means, he must make sure that it will be ...

Various kinds of Umrah

Various kinds of Umrah

Rule 135: Like obligatory pilgrimage, the optional pilgrimage is also at times obligatory and at times optional. It may be Mufradah or Tamatu'. ...

Types of Hajj

Types of Hajj

Rule 143: There are three types of pilgrimage: Tamatu', Ifraad and Qiraan. The first is the obligation on those who reside more than 48 miles from ...

Hajj-Ut-Tamatu

Hajj-Ut-Tamatu

Rule 147: This pilgrimage consists of two parts; the first is called Umrah and the second HajjThe Hajj-ut-Tamatu' applies to the second part; ...

Hajj-Ul-Ifraad

Hajj-Ul-Ifraad

Hajj-ut-Tamatu' consists of two parts: Umrat-ut-Tamatu' and Hajj. The first part is connected to the second, andUmrah precedesHajj. ...

Meqats for wearing ihram

Meqats for wearing ihram

There are special places designated by the sacred rules of Islam for wearing ihram. It is incumbent on the pilgrim to wear ihram there. There are nine ...

Ihram Procedure

Ihram Procedure

Three Obligations for Ihram: First: Niyyah That is, the pilgrim makes up his mind to perform what is obligatory on him by way of Umrah and Hajj ...

Prohibitions during Ihram

Prohibitions during Ihram

  As has already been discussed, ihram is established by talbiyah or what is considered of its kind, [see Rule 182] despite the niyyah to wear ...

Matters forbidden within (The Haram)

Matters forbidden within (The Haram)

Matters forbidden for a pilgrim, in a state of ihram, have now been covered. We now proceed to deal with the matters forbidden to the pilgrim and the ...

Boundaries of Haram

Boundaries of Haram

The boundaries of Haram are known and have been handed down from generation to generation. From the north is Tan'eem, north-west is ...

Tawaf

Tawaf

In Umrat-ut-Tamatu, the second obligation is tawaf. If a pilgrim deliberately abandons it, hisHajj, shall be null and void, irrespective of whether or ...

Obligations of Tawaf

Obligations of Tawaf

There are eight obligations to be fulfilled in tawaf: It must be commenced at Hajar-ul-Aswad (The Black Stone) and, as a matter of recommended ...

Irregularities in Tawaf

Irregularities in Tawaf

Rule 307: It is permissible to deliberately cut short optional tawaf.It is permissible too to interrupt obligatory tawaf for a pressing need or for ...

Tawaf prayer

Tawaf prayer

The third obligation in Umrat-ut-Tamatu' consists of two raka'as to be said after tawaf . It is performed like Subh prayer except that the ...

Obligations of Sa y

Obligations of Sa y

This is the fourth obligation in Umrat-ut-Tamatu'. In sa'y too, intention to seek nearness to Allah is obligatory but there is no obligation ...

Rules of Sa y

Rules of Sa y

Sa'y is one of the fundamentals of Hajj.If one deliberately fails to perform it - whether conversant with the rule or not - to the extent that it ...

Taqseer

Taqseer

It is the fifth obligation in Umrat-ut-Tamatu'. What is in sa'y is that it must be embarked on with the niyyah of alqurbah. It is materialized ...

Ihram for Hajj

Ihram for Hajj

As has already been stated, there are thirteen obligations in Hajj. These will now be dealt with in some detail: The best time for wearing ihram ...