![Biography of the Author]()
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 ...
![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) ...
![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 ...
![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 3 The Second Stage of the Hajj]()
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 4 The Third Stage of the Hajj]()
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 ...
![Chapter 5 Talbiyyah upon wearing the Ihram]()
"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 ...
![Chapter 6 Sketch of the Ka’bah and Sections Related to the Hajji]()
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 ...